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Morning Has Arrived
I pry my weary eyes apart
Sands of sleep like concrete binding them together
I grab the cheap plastic @#%$& alarm clock and throw it out the window
I roll over
It's the third one this week
I realize I've passed the point of no return and I have to admit defeat
The thought crosses my brain, "I guess it's time to get up"
I pry my creaking bones
Just hoping they will hold together
The sounds snap, crackle, and pop reach my ears,
It has nothing to do with cereal
I make it to the grand shrine, the coffee pot
It's intoxicating aroma swirls around my grey matter
The moment my lips touch the warm porcelain cup, I know I'll be okay
Morning has arrived
Sands of sleep like concrete binding them together
I grab the cheap plastic @#%$& alarm clock and throw it out the window
I roll over
It's the third one this week
I realize I've passed the point of no return and I have to admit defeat
The thought crosses my brain, "I guess it's time to get up"
I pry my creaking bones
Just hoping they will hold together
The sounds snap, crackle, and pop reach my ears,
It has nothing to do with cereal
I make it to the grand shrine, the coffee pot
It's intoxicating aroma swirls around my grey matter
The moment my lips touch the warm porcelain cup, I know I'll be okay
Morning has arrived
Published 25th Sep 2020
Author's Note
This is out of my wheelhouse. It doesn't rhyme. Just seems not finished to me, but it's morning, and I'm too lazy to finish it. That and I wanted to see if I could do it.
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25th Sep 2020 1:32pm
You ended it perfect 👌🏻
I loved this poem
It's real, raw and so refreshing.
Relatable, 100%
Ty for sharing
🌹
-B
I loved this poem
It's real, raw and so refreshing.
Relatable, 100%
Ty for sharing
🌹
-B
Poetry that doesn't rhyme, just seems so wrong to me. I'm glad you liked it.
Top'o'The Morning To ye.
I'm one of those wrong guys
who rarely ever rhymes..............so,
IMHO: rhyming is better served in song ( Joni, Dylan, Cohen, Gershwin, Prine, etc. Just don't seem right to not sing it.
But, tha's just me.
I'm one of those wrong guys
who rarely ever rhymes..............so,
IMHO: rhyming is better served in song ( Joni, Dylan, Cohen, Gershwin, Prine, etc. Just don't seem right to not sing it.
But, tha's just me.
25th Sep 2020 11:24pm
True, I took a course on writing my freshman year at Western Kentucky. They taught us to basically write songs when we did our poetry. For them it made sense. We were 60 miles outside of Nashville. As they kept telling us, poets don't make as much money as song writers. I think it was a lie. I don't think either makes any money. LOL.
26th Sep 2020 00:09am
Their educational sights were set (for you) on Nashville, eh? That's kinda funny. Being a songwriter or poet ain;t gonna be much dough, eXcept for the elite few who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Like playing the lottery "expecting" to be the next millionaire. Such expectations are little more than pre-arranged resentments.
26th Sep 2020 3:03am
I think they just wanted to get students paying jobs, looks better on their stat sheets. Would help them get more students if they had a success rate.
26th Sep 2020 3:36am
Excellent piece, my friend. And though you were stepping outside of your comfort zone, you did a great job with this one! Some mornings can be easily rough, especially before that morning cup of coffee ☕ heh.
I, myself, am pretty heavy on the rhymes and structure with my poetry. I recently stepped outside of my comfort zone also, with my latest poem - it's far less structured than my usual poetry. It's tough for me to write a poem without rhymes. A good challenge!
I, myself, am pretty heavy on the rhymes and structure with my poetry. I recently stepped outside of my comfort zone also, with my latest poem - it's far less structured than my usual poetry. It's tough for me to write a poem without rhymes. A good challenge!
26th Sep 2020 4:41am
Thanks. I think every once in awhile, it's good to venture out a little. Got to admit, I'm one of those people that rewrite everything over and over. Not having to rhyme did let the process go quicker.
