Creatures of Habit

01/12/2020 – Poem a Day Compilation



The alarm went off at 6am

And he played on his phone for an hour



My alarm went off at 7am

But I hit snooze three times



He had breakfast and was gone

Before the clock chimed for 8am



I was still in my pyjamas

When the clock sounded for 9am



He had wade though a mountain of paperwork

When 10am rolled by



I had thought vaguely about having brunch

When 11am rolled on by



He had a lunch meeting at 12 noon

That was more meeting than it was lunch



I had a skype session at 1pm

With my friend who moved overseas



He was going over the monthly reports

At 2pm with his colleagues



I was staring at a submission deadline

At 3pm with my editor



He was making the last few phone calls at 4pm

Ready to call it a day



I was making the 17 major edits at 5pm

That would turn my work into a masterpiece



He was heading home on the train at 6pm

Thankful another day was over



I was putting dinner on the table at 7pm

Waiting for the door to swing open



We were fed and watching TV

His head in my lap at 8pm



We traipsed up to bed at 9pm

But that’s not for you to know



He fell asleep looking so peaceful

As the clocked showed 10pm



I was still typing away feverishly

As the clocked lit up for 11pm



We would do it all again in a few hours

As a new day found us at midnight.