On the twelfth day of winter break, my family gave me
Twelve relatives questioning my degree
Eleven laps around my boring hometown mall
Ten local useless networking candidates to chat with
Nine random cousins to babysit
Eight ghosts from my past lurking at my local Dunkin’
Seven doctor appointments for every bodily function
Six disappointing piercings my mother wants me to hide
Five hours of unsolicited yard work
Four of my grandma’s friends in need of help turning off their phone flashlights
Three painful hours of Christmas card photo-taking
Two lectures about my ‘choppy’ bangs
and
A childhood bedroom full of boxes
