Shadow by my side

old poem I had to search my backups for

 

Screeching electric beeps
Call me out
Of my warm cocoon of sleep
Purple leopard sheets and bedspread
Twisted so perfectly
Gravity increases it's pull
As I drag myself out
To greet another day
Grey skies and frozen rain
I clothe myself in personality
And string my faith about my neck
Next to my identity
My Eagle Point ID badge proclaims
That I belong here
I rush to do my chores
On my way out I take
A little index card from a stack
Gods WORD in bite size
"The Lords Loving kindnesses indeed never cease for they are new every morning, Great is thy faithfulness"
My duty to God done
I race out the door
To life and the world
Leaving the little index card
On the floor.

Reviews

[Blackbirdsong]

I like how you list your morning activies, but make it so much more than simply a list. There's a sense of carefree hurrying throughout, much like mornings are for most of us. The last line is a perfect coda to everything you've written before. Great job.