MY QUIET TIME
IT'S
SO SILENT IN THE HOUSE.
SO
QUIET YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR A MOUSE.
THERE'S
NO ONE HERE I'M ALL ALONE.
I
HOPE NO ONE CALLS ON THE TELEPHONE.
FOR
QUIET TIMES LIKE THESE ARE RARE.
THERE'S
NO CHIDREN OR HUSBAND TO GET IN MY HAIR.
I'M
FREE TO DO ANYTHING I WANT TO.
IT'S
MY DECISION. LET'S SEE WHAT SHOULD I DO?
GEE,
I THINK I'LL JUST SIT AWHILE.
WORKING
RIGHT NOW JUST ISN'T MY STYLE
MAYBE
I'LL JUST READ A BOOK
OR
SIT WITH MY BIRD BOOK AND LOOK.
THERE
ARE CROSSWORD BOOKS THAT I LIKE TO DO
BUT
RIGHT NOW I DON'T REALLY WANT TO.
MY
BOTTOM FEELS KIND OF HEAVY IN THIS CHAIR.
I
COULD TAKE A BATH AND WASH MY HAIR.
I THINK
I'LL JUST SIT HERE FOR NOW.
I'M
ENJOYING THE QUIET AND HOW.
IT'S
GOOD TO SOMETIMES BE BY MYSELF.
WHEN
I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ANYONE ELSE.
FOR
SOONER OR LATER THEY'LL ALL COME HOME
AND
I WON'T HAVE ANY TIME ALONE.
THE
TIME I HAD THOUGH, WAS REALLY GREAT,
BUT
I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE DONE BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE.
By
Janet Matrisch
