Wake up, my boy

John SimmerlingApril 24, 20101 min read

Wake up, my boy

it's time you get started

the coffee pot's on

and the cat has departed

It was a long x-box night

dead cowboys and soldiers

dancing in death

at your wireless controllers

But now here's today

it's here, it's right now

the sun has come up

and so have the cows

And if I have to, I'll say it
on this morning so clear
the perfect alarm clock
"Hey, lookie here"

Writer, poet, and artist. Exploring family stories, grief, love, and the small moments that shape who we are. Drawings from my mind.

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