New Year's Eve
anxiously awaiting
the stroke of midnight

back from vacation
enjoying my own bed
and no cigarettes

late dinner
family chats with each other
while food heats up

vaca day one
four hours of Christmas cards
cramped wrist

four days till Mommy
and her famous pot roast
and the family dip

moment of weakness
tears of frustration spill down
splash the to do list

another car breaks
wondering what Baltimore
has against me?