early wake up

you can't be late
every day, although you seem
to accomplish
that on a regular basis.
you have at least six or
seven clocks all
glowing and ticking
in your house. not to mention
an alarm clock you've never
learned how to use,
because the print is too
small and it's
in Swedish.
you wake up when you wake
up. maybe it's the rain
outside, or the trash
truck, or the neighbors
making love early
in the morning, like
now. they need to do
something about those springs,
that headboard
hitting our shared wall,
her cat like screaming.