Vacation

We're going on vacation  Words innocent and pure Visions of sun and beaches  Are conjured up for sure The marketers are genius At portraying family bliss A carefree family skipping Through waves not to be missed But just below the surface  Lurk undertones of woe The preparations necessary Belay the surface glow The focus turns to prepping The job, the house the yard The feeding of the pets The domicile to guard And then there is the packing The lists, and lists of lists And luggage bulging at the seams I think you get the gist And finally departure On crowded roads no less Who turned off the oven We fret and try to guess Perpetual construction And hours of sitting still Are we there yet yell the children It's pure parental hell So if you didn't need one When planning this vacay You certainly do now I hope it goes your way!