Waiting (for February Break)

There's a certain pain
in knowing that something
that you intensely desire
lies right around the corner
and the only thing you can do
is wait as patiently as you can
It begins to occupy every thought
and you start to fantasize about
boarding the airplane and 
flying across the sky (whee)
stepping off and seeing
open arms of grandparents
and beautiful palm trees
In class you start to think
about swimming in the pool
and wearing shorts (halleluiah)
and during the night
your dreams are filled
with amazing visions 
of things long lost to 
this world of ice and snow
like grass and leaves
and all things green (squee)
And when reality returns
you're left feeling quite blue
and you can't wait for the day
when these fantasies come true
(just gotta get through the week)