Friday, 2 April 2021

Reveille

What 
Beckons
At 3 a.m.
While
One
Otherwise
Is surrounded
By
The collective
Slumber
Of
Those
Quenching
The exhaustion
Of
Force-fed
Acquiescence
and
Rampant conformity

Creation
Itself
Will not
Be 
Thwarted
Despite
Being
Forgone
For 
Your dubious
Daily
"To-Do List"

How much
Will
The world
Benefit
From 
You
Claiming
Another 
Hour of 
Sleep?

Listen
Be guided
Embrace
Rather than
Toss
Turn
Resist

Will
You reach
For 
Sedation
While
From
Within
You 
Are being
Called
By
Creation?

Will 
You 
Answer
The call
Or
Flail
In search
Of
A
Continued
Snooze?


R. O'Neill (April 02, 2021)





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