I feel manic today

unmotivated and strange

impending vacation glaring at my face.

I cannot wait

to be out of this place.

Out there on the beach, in the surf

in the sand and the dirt.

No agenda, no meetings,

no schedules, no deadlines.

Just me and you, and whatever we want to do.

I cannot wait.

I feel manic and strange.

Like a monkey in a cage.

Waiting for the day

when the locks will break.