if i'm traveling for the holidays.
yes, i tell her.
same as last year.
my route is as follows.
i go from the bed,
down the stairs
to the kitchen where
coffee is made,
perhaps a light breakfast,
and then i go
to the big easy
chair
to read the newspaper
after i've made
a detour and retrieved it
from the porch.
from there
i go around
the dining room table,
avoiding the pumpkin
pie in a box
that i bought three days ago.
sometimes i'll veer
off into the bathroom
to shower
and shave, i'll take stock
of what i look like
without turning the light on.
but then i'll take the stairs
and head south
towards
the sofa,
where the light is good,
for reading,
or for looking out the window
at birds.
i've picked up the nut
dish along the way and a pint
of eggnog.
i'll rest there
for a few hours, before
heading back
to the kitchen, again avoiding
the pie on the table,
but weakening.
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