THE RUDE ALARM CLOCK
6am the alarm rings.
Rudely, my peace which seemed but eternal is interrupted.
Dazed and confused, my mind runs back.
Gathering and organizing,
The sketchy road map it drew,
Before jumping into the abyss of the unknown.
Running to the bath, my feet lead.
The race for survival begins.
Lives depend on me.
On my going and my coming.
Home, the place I shut off the world, behind me.
And oh, just when I am content,
My mind must start laying a new roadmap.
Only to be gathered again.
When?
After the rude alarm clock sounds.
About this poem
THE RUDE ALARM CLOCK was written in New York in 2002 by an immigrant who was finding it difficult to adjust to the rigors of everyday New York life.
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Written on October 01, 2002
Submitted by ikearthur on April 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDEFGHIDIJKLLM |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 524 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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