the short month of agony

thankfully

it's a short month.

the dark

cloud of another birthday

approaching,

the impending

doom

of Valentine's Day.

the purchasing

of flowers,

and gifts on Amazon.

the President's Day

sale

for a new mattress

thrown

onto the roof of my car.

it's not just the cold,

the wind

and frozen tundra

outside

the window.
it's never a good month.

even on a leap

year.