A NOVEL IDEA

there's something a little illegal
about taking a bubble bath
in the afternoon
on a monday

and yet that's where i find myself
contemplating life, love,
and the new incense
i just lit

i wish you could see some of the faces
when i tell people my plan
an endearing nod
or a muffled chuckle

it seems slightly unrealistic
indulgent
and fantastical
my wanting to write a book
and become a published author

but gee, isn't 70 degree weather
in DC on january seventh
and a bubble bath at 3 in the afternoon
on a monday

unrealistic,
indulgent,
fantastical?

and yet . . .