I watch the clock
like a hawk,
stressed for the alarm to blare;
it doesn’t care
that it scares
away the mice
in the nightmare nice
but there
in the sleep stare
at least I don’t have to climb
out of bed sleep-deprived
and go to work
for another greedy jerk
to take credit for my kills.
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Jordyn Saelor 