The computer hums
Brain cells numb
Text slowly appears across the screen
Words are slow at four a.m.
The banana peel is getting brown
The crumpled papers seem upside down
One bulb shimmers and burns out as if dying
Seems like old man Slumber I'm just defying
I rub the sleep from my eyes and yawn
Only hours until I drag the garbage to the curb at dawn
To continue writing would seem so very absurd
I don't think I can type even one more word
The cat scratches at the door
I've no love to give at just past four
Buzz off you lazy curr
Shouldn't be with you... but her
I nod to dreamland and surrender so easily
I snore but reasonably
I dream I'm a young scoudrel full of courage
Damn! I've gone and slept and missed the garbage
The banana peel is looking black
Another hour and the peel will look back
Shouldn't slept in the chair but the sack
How did I get so damn slack!!