off the grid

i get off the grid
for awhile.

like three hours. quite
a feat.

i turn off everything.
i unplug

the phone, the computer.
the music.

i even unplug the toaster
oven
and the microwave.

i'm done.
i need a social nap.

a textless day. a quiet
time.

a morning without sound
or words
or anything entering
my eyes
or ears.

just a barking dog
in the distance,

a few singing birds.