Michael Kalavik Poet Burlesque

December 2021

Well now, isn’t that just dandy?!
Isn’t this some fun?!
Another Christmas cancelled. 
Another party undone.

I’m double vaxed and boosted.
Short on TP, but not of stress.
I stay masked and mostly distant,
Amidst a supply chain mess.

I’m stocked up on beer, wine, and whiskey.
My cupboards are filled with canned food.
I’m blessed with enough marijuana 
To keep up a good attitude.

My attention’s too skittish for Netflix.
I'm binge-watching YouTube instead.
I like the ones on power tools, and music.
My taste in p*rn is better left unsaid.

I visit Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok,
Snapchat, LinkedIn, and Zoom.
I greet strangers in the metaverse
From the depths of my living room.

I’ve done hundreds of crossword puzzles.
Built many scale model planes.
I can take a day and kill it,
Then neatly inter the remains.

And when there’s nothing, absolutely nothing left to do,
I go back to the second day of first grade 
With eight Crayola crayons in a little cardboard box.
Every color matters when there’s artwork to be made.

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Suzanne Delaney December 28, 2021 at 5:54 PM Hi Michael: Love your Burlesque take on lockdowns. Where would we be without our iPads and TV’s. We might have to read a book. Actually I like using crayons in an old paper back to make blackout poetry. Best,SuZ