way behind on the holidays

i'm way behind on my holidays.

i'm still on the fourth of july,

with the flags up, the fireworks
still in the yard,

charred black and tilted in the tall
grass.

I haven't even carved a pumpkin yet.
in fact
it's soft and mushy
on the porch.

i need to run to the store for some
swanson frozen tv dinners.

turkey, before they run out.
then go to the mall for a plastic
tree.

i'm way behind this year
on a lot of things. but i have
an old

ten year bottle of asti spumante
for new years eve.

so i got that night covered.