Dread
return
from vacation
loose
limbed lope
tightens,
shoulders hunch
stomach
rumble
heartbeat
hassle
clock
watching witness
time
now stands still
folders
piled haphazardly
pink
urgent notes jumbled
amidst
post-it-note reminders
meetings
scheduled, teleconference
turmoil,
gossip train rolls over
relaxation
memory
stiff
collar irritates fading sunburn
soul
trapped until next vacation
elation
