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I had been in a deep dream, searching for a lost puppy
When the clanging alarm startled me to reality
The clear images fading like a burning photograph
Then, a desperate sense of unrecoverable loss
Lying on a couch, the beacon clock, clicking my heartbeat
With no desire in facing the awaiting mundane day
My aching back, reminds me of a night of stooped typing
And my dry mouth, of the many vodka inspirations
Opening my eyes, the room is semi aglow with dawn
Turning, I meet the scrutinizing eyes of porcelain frogs
Sliding roughly to a difficult sitting arrangement
Reaching for a bottle of room temperature water
My tongue dampened, I lean back to remember the reason
Why did I need to be shaken from my unconscious state?
Work, yes, that essential means to maintain my existence
Would I be teaching high school mathematics, English, or science?
Rising to my feet and in route the coffee maker
Now noticing the radio playing in the milieu
Earthquake, fire, shootings, political scandal, and weather
The essentials for the complex human news equation
Leaning over a large bed, I kiss my sleeping wife's brow
Patting the dog’s head, continuing to the master’s bath
Later, while adjusting my suspenders, my wife reminds
Lunch is in the refrigerator, don’t forget the trash
On the short commute, through a cold northwest drizzling rain
I evaluate my current role as middle aged
Spending each day killing time, while crawling toward the finish
In my castle of souvenirs and faded memories
Mowing an endless lawn and shoveling tons of compost
The whisper of worry in my ears, about debt and health
Watching my wife grow old and pets slowly age until death
I laugh, at what seems like, the pure senselessness of it all
During my day, I continue to ponder while teaching
Looking into the young faces of my eager students
They are filled with the exciting beginning of new lives
Far from comprehending the classic middle aged crisis
In the evening, within the walls of my cozy cave
The television news professing the Armageddon
My loving wife sleeping off dinner in her recliner
I freshen my drink and am silently thankful for her
© Copyrights G. Jones 2008
I took off work early and drove on home that day
The wife and kids were out and about I guess
I laid back on the sofa and found some music to play
I wanted a beer to finish the day, I had some Guinness
So I got to go to the fridge and turned the corner
What was at my window, watching me, those eyes
Big and gray, all hairy and tall? It was pure horror
I stared for a second or two, I almost died!
I was only able to walk backwards, not turn around
I made it to the sofa, sat down and stared straight ahead
My mind locked up, I couldn't move or hear a sound
That was a Bigfoot, nine foot tall I figured, am I dead?
Is he going to come in? I didn't know what to do, I waited
A half hour or so went by before I could move
So I looked around the corner and it had vacated
I wish I had owned a gun then, a big one too
I did go outside and found a lot of foot prints
The spring snow in Anchorage was 4 inches high
I tried to make castings, but that was the pits
Nothing came out, so I just went inside
When my wife came home, I gave her a hug
She asked if I was hungry, I said "no, not me"
I colored with my kids, there on the rug
I never even told her, too afraid you see
He walked right into the coal mine
And he made sure you got the money
Obeyed your words
You did nothing
But you stayed back at your place
You pulled out the remote
Pressed the green button
A GPS showed the way
The battery man had smile on his face
He out played the danger
You let your wife get the better
Then there was confusion
A knock in the door
A rifle and a stranger
The next you heard
A silent siren of the ambulance
A guy blowing in your mouth
A coldness running through your head
You had soar hand with frozen blood
You woke up some days later
Grabbed a news paper
It was 4 days before
Then you knew you were robbed
You let your wife get the better