Leisure is a task. We are told to relax, so we schedule our relaxation into the gaps between chores.

Empty park bench at dusk

The grocery store is the temple of the weekend. We navigate aisles of plastic-wrapped sustenance, fulfilling the obligation to survive until Monday.

Dull supermarket aisle

Sundown brings the anxiety of the impending reset. The void is not empty; it is filled with the weight of the week to come.