the meeting

your boss, who is you,
gives you the day off on Friday.
take a day off
you tell yourself
when you sit down at your desk.
these meetings worry
you. you never know when
the axe might fall.
go ahead, you deserve it,
you tell yourself.
go to a movie, sleep late.
you've had a good year.
you've worked so hard,
but, you say, maybe not.
maybe I need to go in.
I have bills to pay.
who will feed me, take care
of me. I need to press on,
I need to stay ahead
of things. I can't let
this all slip away
and end up in a box behind
the liquor store.
i'll rest on sunday, but
thanks just the same.