Awake

I slowly open my eyes,
letting the muscles in my face slowly stretch to happiness.
The light shining through my curtains burns at first
but is quickly accepted into my annual morning debut.
I sit up and I hear faint cracks and pops coming from my back
letting me know that sleeping twisted into that position will cause later soreness.
The bed I sleep upon is fairly firm, I can feel the metal frame holding up the thin mattress.
Everything looks the same,
the same outdated Japanese calenders dangling from the wall,
the bright blue and colorful "Happy Bunny" poster being oh so welcoming for a sunny morning
the medals of theater performances, band solos jingling from their spots upon the wall.
These are the signs that tell me a loud "good morning"
and now my life has been awoken, awoken by some mysterious power...
a power called known by humanity as love.
It tells me,
"Welcome back, you're awake now!"
It is something I welcome into my heart, soul, and mind.
And I tell myself...
"Welcome home."

Author's Note

:) This is what it's like waking up for me. Weird inspiration, but alas! Inspiration is inspiration.

Reviews

[deepblue04]

cool imagerr! good job!

[Melody]

Thank you. :)

[Shadow Kat]

Beautiul. :D A great way to wake in the mornings.

[Melody]

Thank you and much agreed.

[CHRIS ANDES]

perfectly made
=]

[Melody]

>.< Thanks.

[Irvette Dauphine]

like this poem, this poem is great :)
sometimes i feel it too when i am woke up..

[Melody]

Yeah..It's such a good feeling...:) Thank you, Irvette. :)

[afra]

wow such a great write ....well done

[Melody]

Thank you Afra. :)

[Harley (arbiter)]

sometimes i wake up happy. sometimes sad/mad. most of the time i wake up with an eh just another day attitude though lol great poem

[Melody]

Same here, but this morning I woke up feeling so refreshed. I have no idea why. XD Lol, thanks. :)

[Harley (arbiter)]

thats only happened to me once in my life. feeling refreshed awaking. :D

[Melody]

Best feeling ever. Lol

[Harley (arbiter)]

... well id have to dosagree but for you it is?

[Melody]

Yeah, I suppose so...I mean...There is the...Not-lonely feeling I love...Lol

[Melody]

Or the satisfaction of helping people...

[Harley (arbiter)]

lol

[Melody]

:)

[Falling Leaf.]

Ever had the feeling that just as you're waking up you know the answers to everything, but then as soon as you open you're eyes you lose it all? That is what I think of here. Spendid.

[Melody]

All of the time. Except this morning I opened my eyes and I let all of those answers go away...I do not wish to know the answer to everything for if I did- life would be WAY too simple. Lol.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed reading it.

[Vittoria]

A very lovely piece - I love the imagery you use here, and the way you describe coming from dream to consciousness; very nicely done. There is almost a romanticist feel to this, despite the realism of it, but perhaps that is due to the way you word your writing (which is by no means, at least in my books, a bad thing!)

I love the last two lines; they strike a pongient note for me, for some reason, and really bring the whole piece together - bravo!!

Vittoria

[Melody]

Thank you, Vittoria. :) I'm glad you enjoyed reading it.

[Crazy Cat Man]

nice to find inspiration by simply waking up. i felt the same way this morning a calm of peace came over me :) great piece in reminding us of this

[Melody]

Indeed it is. Great feeling...:) Thank you very much, Reviewer. :)