Poem: Travel Arrangements

Too much to do
too little time
loads of laundry
clean out the van
wrap gifts
last minute shopping
hotel arrangements

Always the one traveling
year after year
No one returns the favor
too far
too busy
too much of a hassle
we can do it so they don't have to.

Grin and bear it
only to be ignored
at family outings
my kids too disruptive
because they are different
but she wants to see her cousins
so we do it anyway.

I need a vacation
from my 'vacation'
preferably someplace
warm and tropical
without dealing with
family who really
don't give a damn.

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