two cans of whipped cream

I get an early jump
on thanksgiving and buy two big
fat drumsticks.

some stuffing and cranberries too.

it's a preemptive strike
on the big meal.

I take out my cookbook. I can
never get the gravy right.

it's like building a nuclear
reactor. complex.

I ponder a pumpkin pie, but decide
to wait until
I get my stretch waistband pants
from amazon.

and my big sweater too, the one
with reindeers on it,

and snowflake.

I do stock up on whipped cream
though.

you can never have too many
cans
of cold whipped cream
ready to go in the fridge.