Friday, November 20, 2020

with celery in hand

she's not a holiday
girl.

no turkey in the oven.
no wreathe

on the door.
no pie
on the sill cooling.

she's been there,
done all of it before, but

she's finished now.
she can't be bothered

with
family or friends,
the barking

dogs, the children.
the gathering of people.

she's not a holiday girl.
no red dress
today.

or green, no masquerade
of happy.
no left overs, or dishes
to wash.

no pots and pans left
in the sink.

no foil to wrap and send
things away.
she'd
rather be

alone, with celery in hand.
the remote
in the other,

binging on
what she can find on
tv land.

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