In my dreams I had been tracked down
By a wolf, and a bear, and an old toy clown.
The alarm went off, and I hit the floor,
And I groped for snooze, and I slept five more.
I did not then know, I did not then see
I had just sealed off what my life would be.
The alarm went off, and I hit the floor,
And I groped for snooze, and I slept five more.
I did not then know, I did not then see
I had just sealed off what my life would be.
I was five minutes late to the parking lot,
So I missed the woman deep in thought,
Who’d locked her keys on the driver’s seat
(She was gone by then, so we did not meet),
So I didn't help, and she didn't laugh
At the joke I’d heard from the office staff.
So I missed the woman deep in thought,
Who’d locked her keys on the driver’s seat
(She was gone by then, so we did not meet),
So I didn't help, and she didn't laugh
At the joke I’d heard from the office staff.
And we didn't date, and we didn't wed,
And we never named Danielle and Ed,
And we never saw them cross the stage,
And we didn’t help each other age,
And we never did the China trip,
And I wasn’t there when she broke her hip.
And we never named Danielle and Ed,
And we never saw them cross the stage,
And we didn’t help each other age,
And we never did the China trip,
And I wasn’t there when she broke her hip.
I did not then know, I did not then see
I had just sealed off what my life would be.
And I never learned what a life I’d lost,
What a five-minute snooze in the morning cost.
I had just sealed off what my life would be.
And I never learned what a life I’d lost,
What a five-minute snooze in the morning cost.
Very thought provoking. I enjoyed it immensely! I loved the way you used repetition of "and we" to set a rhythm.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, Seth. You might want to start getting up earlier. Uh...you too, Jonathan. Just to be on the safe side, you know.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see. I like sleeping in... and this way I might avoid meeting some woman that's gonna marry me and then, I don't know... MURDER ME IN MY SLEEP!
DeleteJonathan, for some reason I think you think of depressing things a lot. It's is a capital poem and very well thought out. I don't think I would want to be chased by an old toy clown in my dreams, though I have had worse. But Jonathan...whatever you do...DON'T EVER USE THE SNOOZE BUTTON....EVER! Your future wife could be out there somewhere in a parking lot, desperately in need of your aid!
ReplyDeleteYour little sis,
Kirsten