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10 AM and Snooze Button

by Ava Cassandra Ruth

10 AM

The shackles on my soul
Are slipping
Time has taken its toll
             Slowly
Stretching,
I don't remember
How long ago it was spring
In the dark
             Basement
Of my mind
How long have I been here
Immobile, and blind, without
             Light
Or fresh air?
And how long
Have you stood there,
Pouring coffee
             For me?

Pour Coffee

Snooze Button

Each morning,
your eyes open slowly
like small suns
on the horizon of my day.
Coffee brews on auto;
waking the cat
who comes to meow
her indignation.
You reach for me with
nested warmth
from beneath the covers
to pull me back to you,
And I am happy as
the world goes away,
if only for a few minutes more.

Published: December 2004, Last Modified: September 2011