To Wake Me Up
To wake me up
Is easier said than done.
It begins with a sweet song
Played on the small speaker
Of my iPhone.
I shut it off and roll over.
Still asleep.
Ten minutes later,
My digital alarm clock
Begins to beep a most
Aggravating sound.
I smash the button down.
Still asleep.
Five minutes pass and then
My analog alarm clock
Viciously shakes a small ball
Back and forth between bells.
The clock falls off my nightstand
And I’m forced to get up and grab it
To shut it off but, I get back into bed.
Still asleep.
Finally, my love kisses my forehead.
“Honey, it’s time to wake up.”
I open my eyes and
They are glazed over.
We kiss.
Awake.
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