• BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
    That loud obnoxious, earsplitting sound,
    BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
    In the middle of a nice dream?
    The best part? The climax?
    The part you want to tell your friends all about…
    BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
    Interrupted…
    Half-asleep, feeling half-alive,
    A limp hand somehow manages to turn off the alarm.
    First thinking about getting a new alarm clock,
    Although you know you never will.
    Second, trying to remember your dream.
    Now unsuccessful, you question whether or not
    To set your alarm to go off a few minutes later
    And go back to bed.
    No.
    Why go through all THAT again.
    “What are you doing up?”
    “What do you mean?’
    “You have vacation today. School’s tomorrow.”
    A deep sleep, a perfect dream… Ruined…