Tomorrow I Promise Myself

If I had the whole day to myself, I would paint all day. I would paint dragons, unicorns, turtles, peacocks, and fat cats. I would paint with purple, orange, blue, yellow, red, and green neon. Satisfied, when I went to bed, for I would start six new paintings! Myself laughs at myself. Like today? She queries, snottily. Not today, I admit, irritated that she is about to out me to me. What stopped you? Seven seasons of Law and Order, that I did not even enjoy Held me hostage in a chair, eating bags of chips that I also did not enjoy. I spent a whole day in a recliner, in fuzzy pajamas, not doing anything that made me feel good in any way. Thanks for the reminder, I say. I look at the clock. It is 9:48 p.m. Probably too late to do anything about it now. Tomorrow I promise. Knowing I am lying.