this is a bad idea

i take the entire

month

of December off.

i haven't had more than five

days in a row

off from work

since i was in the sixth grade

and delivering newspapers

of the soon to be defunct

Washington Post.

i pretty much am bored out

of my mind.

i've got a severe case

of cabin fever.

i may take up knitting, or

painting by numbers

to pass the time.

i've worn a spot out on the rug

where i stand

in the morning with a cup

of coffee and stare out

into the woods.

at the grey leafless trees,

and cold blue stream

down the hill.