Friday, February 1, 2008

anticipation: 1

anticipation: 1

alarm clocks
that aren't mine
go off hours before
I'm supposed to
start my day.

but i predate them
already staring out the window
watching sky from black to purple
waiting for streaks of yellow
to wrap my morning
in smiles brilliant
and unfathomable

until now

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the use of "predate" because it changes the register of the vocabulary suddenly and also makes you sound ancient.

Ruby K said...

yeah, General, good pickup on the conscious word choice. and I am ancient. :-D