I'd Rather Be Awake Than Dead
Dawn has never been my muse
Though my spring to her may disagree
A slumber sweet and succulent
Brings unwanted tendencies
To wake I must for day has come
A friend or foe she be
A warm embrace that lights my path
Towards another night of sleep
I rise because the sun does
Though no one tells it to
You are no better than the dead
If never wakening, you choose
Useless people toss and turn
And fight the morning cues
Dawn may not be my inspiration
Yet motivation, through and through
This poem is about:
Me