Notes About The Poem

12/29/2025

Revenge bedtime procrastination is staying up late to reclaim loss personal time from a busy and stressful day. Stress and fear of missing out keep you scrolling on your phone or tablet instead of sleeping. It feels like getting even with the day—until the alarm clock weighs in.

 

“Ahda bahda” was my mother’s playful way of ending a flood of questions without ending curiosity. A fitting conclusion for a poem where the body cries for rest as the mind runs amok.
 

Image concept by Poet using DALL-E (2025-12-23)

 

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Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

I have a strange fascination with 
revenge bedtime procrastination
fear of missing out
won’t let me sleep til
just shy of passing out
yet still caught in the middle
like a hen on a griddle
on the roof with no fiddle
perplexed by life’s riddle—
betwixt betwiddle

(Ahda bhada)
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Goldsmith Avatar
December 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I love your creative write/picture. Thanks for the note on top. As a child we were made to go to bed. Now I make myself go to bed. If I stay up tooooooo late, I pay for it the next day. Hope You Have a Very Blessed New Year 2026 writing away..........
Toney Avatar
December 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Paula, thank you for your encouraging comment. I look forward to a new year of writing away and interacting with you and my other fellow poets. : )
Delegans Avatar
December 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Creative write to a relatable issue. Enjoyed reading, Mark.
Toney Avatar
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Christopher.
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