getting ready for a show

i'm

on hold for two hours

with the DMV,

but i'm

getting things done.

Christmas

cards,

bills

and correspondences

i've let get away

from me.

i've clipped my nails,

used a cue tip

on my ears.

i take a dollop of Vaseline

and rub it into

the dry skin

of my hands.

i sip at

my cup of coffee going

cold,

i rub

wrinkle cream on my face,

slather some Rogaine

onto my scalp.

i pluck the hair

in my

ears, my nose.

i drip eye drops into

my bloodshot

eyes.

i'm practically Cher 

getting ready for a show.