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Ode to the Alarm Clock
January 4, 2010
Every morning I lie there sleeping,
When my peace is destroyed by a god-awful beeping.
My dreams shattered, sudden and drastic,
By this evil, awful, red-eyed chunk of plastic.
I roll over in pain and hammer on the snooze,
Grumbling, groaning, thinking 'Why must this thing torture me so?'
'Don't make me get up, just five minutes more!'
The same thing I've said every morning before.
It's not that I'm not a morning person, or that I dread the coming day,
It's just that I hate waking up in this way!
I'd much rather rise up along with the light,
Shining through the window, glowing, beaming, bright.
But the sudden screaming, the unbearable fuss,
Makes me want to scream, cry, and even begin to cuss!
Especially the knowledge that all of my sorrow
Will be repeated the same time, same way, tomorrow.
© Martha V., Morton Grove, IL
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LuckyAnn11 said...
on Jun. 23 2023 at 6:08 pm
I love the humor you’ve added to it, so creative. It reminds me of Shel Silverstein.
emilyjumonville BRONZE said...
on Nov. 4 2015 at 1:01 pm
This poem is so relatable to how I feel about my alarm clock in the mornings. In the poem it says, “'Don't make me get up, just five minutes more!’,” which is my thoughts when my alarm goes off at 5:30 am.
Head-In-The-Clouds GOLD said...
on Feb. 6 2013 at 4:13 pm
this is amazing, so funny and relatable. I love the simplicity of it and the rhyme scheme works really well :)
HPRGSuperFan GOLD said...
on Dec. 30 2012 at 1:14 pm
Yes. Just...yes.
Chase Samz said...
on Oct. 22 2012 at 8:25 am
I agree with this poem on how it shows that we hate the alarm clock. I personally don't have an alarm clock because I "accidentally" hit snooze button too hard and broke it.
on Oct. 10 2012 at 8:51 pm
It's a great idea, and I love how it rhymes, but the rhyme scheme is broken by the 2nd stanza...
. said...
on Sep. 18 2012 at 11:45 pm
I love it! Someone said it's not very deep, and that may be true, but does it have to be? Simplicity can be good. I love the rhythm of this poem. I love how I can relate to it. I love the word choice. It's amazing, if you ask me.(:
avidDreamwriter BRONZE said...
on Sep. 13 2012 at 1:04 pm
In all honesty, this poem had no depth to it and didn't really make me think much. But, it did seem to have a mature tone that everyone could connect to, having been in the same situation at some point or every day. Your poem is somewhat different from the normal things that people can and will write about, which is okay, but it's still rather boring to write about a person complaining about their alarm clock. Nothing about this poem made me think deeper than "okay, a person is wishing his/her alarm clock would stop going off", which is a rather normal ocurrance for everyone who has a job or goes to school. Personally, the rhyme at the end of each line bothered me, but that's only because I'm not very fond of poems that have any sort of rhyme scheme. That being said, the rhyme did work out a little bit, regardless of how obvious it was. This poem can have potential to it, especially if you re-visit it some time and edit or revise it. I've honestly seen worse poetry on the site and even in the magazine, but yours is pretty okay in my opinion.
abbadoo said...
on Aug. 7 2012 at 10:45 pm
I have a piece with a very similar theme to this. In other words, it was completely understandable. Nice work!
KristinHopkins8 SILVER said...
on May. 31 2012 at 10:19 am
Most relatable article ever
bluhs said...
on May. 9 2012 at 5:58 pm
Beautifully written. I can totally relate :)
djsadjaskcka said...
on May. 1 2012 at 7:58 am
There is a lot of stanzas
There is a good rhythm
ShadowLily said...
on Apr. 17 2012 at 4:37 pm
Ha! I completely identify with this poem! Am I the only one who tries to wake up mega-early and then sets their alarm for ten minutes prior to having to leave? It's a thing I do.
