The days
to be able to soak
and sit enjoying the warm water.
Painting
Watching tutorials.
Techniques to try.
Practice and begin.
Results will vary.
All in the eye of the beholder.
Fun for fun’s sake
Perusing the cards.
Debating the traits.
Suggestions thrown out.
Looking at the characters.
Deciding that the only ones to play
Are the ones where we can enjoy ourselves.
Cabin
Vacation.
Relaxation.
Work to be done.
Food to be cooked.
Messes to clean.
Things to be packed.
Help is wanted
but nobody thinks I need it.
Out
The weather is inclement.
My mood is foul.
Chores still to do.
A warm blanket is near me.
Clocking out for the day.
He’s a Hyena
Cackling
Laughing
Sneering
Grinning
Howling
Being rude
He gives the actual animal
a bad name.
Creative Writing
Using words
to say something completely different.
Or exactly the same
as the person who forwarded it to you.
Using your imagination
but building in a twist
so the reader can be shocked.
If it is really well done,
sometimes you even surprise yourself.
Cave
Exit only to get food.
To get rid of the waste biproducts.
Vaguely remember other people.
Today is cave day.
Recharge the energy used from the past week.
Hermit shall I be, until tomorrow, at least.
Hosting
People coming over.
House to be cleaned.
Food to be prepared.
Clothes to be nice.
Social small talk.
Exhaustion afterwards.
Still cleaning up to be done.
I have no joy in this task.
So please do not ask me to host.
Are you available
Scheduling dilemmas
overwhelm those who cannot see joy.
Obligation strikes fear
into what should be a happy occasion.
Comfort and peace
come at a price.
If blood is thicker than water
maybe we should stop spilling it.
