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Ode to the Alarm Clock

January 4, 2010
By ~♪Gecko♫~ BRONZE, Lloydminster, Other
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~♪Gecko♫~ BRONZE, Lloydminster, Other
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"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
Helen Keller

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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

The author's comments:
I think we can all relate to feeling this way. I got the inspiration to write this from reading a previous poem about the horrors of the alarm clock! =) I hope you enjoy my Ode to the Alarm Clock!
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funkmasternickynick said...
on Mar. 1 2010 at 11:29 am
yo this was fresh to death keep it up ya hear?
Danman48 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2010 at 11:29 am
Danman48 BRONZE, Cochranville, Pennsylvania
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andd we have to go to school
Danman48 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2010 at 11:29 am
Danman48 BRONZE, Cochranville, Pennsylvania
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i can relate to it alarm clocks suck
hamanda24 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2010 at 11:28 am
hamanda24 BRONZE, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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i like this one because i hate my alarm clock
joe971 said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:21 pm
haha debo......
Mallie said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:20 pm
Iknow exactly how you feel!! HA! HA! (:
Zach453 said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:18 pm
I can relate to this because i hate waking up in the morning and in that way
taylor said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:15 pm
i can really relate to this Ode. =)
LBurkhart said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:15 pm
Very interestin could realate to this one. I hate my alarm clock.
joe971 said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:14 pm
i feel the same way i hate waking up that way
Alexis said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:12 pm
I think we can all relate to this ode.
debo said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:12 pm
corney....
Avery Sharpless said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:06 pm
I Understand!
Amber:) said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:02 pm
Mee too J-Hill!!
Jenna96 SMILE said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 12:01 pm
I totally agree with you i feel the same way!!
britne96 said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 11:58 am
i luv this ode(: i can rilly relate to it..sometimes i wanna throw my alarm clock out the window!
Paco the happy taco said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 11:58 am
I can really relate to that!
Kylie said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 11:56 am
This is really well writen theres good describing words and its something that everyone can relate to
J-Hill said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 11:09 am
i can really say the same about my alarm clock
Boppy95 said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 11:06 am
i completely agree with you sometimes i wish the alarm clock would stop beeping