Ode to Dawn and Coffee
An Experimental Poem
I wake with my teeth clenched - heinous espresso in
an early morning.
Before dawn.
I load myself again and
again: 3, 4 and 5 -
caffeinated machine gun millennial -
a disappointment and disappointed and on the brink of...
I'm alive to spite God.
I throw
on my favourite old jumper,
torn and ragged until my skin burns
beneath it. I read my favourite old books and
shivering ghost
stories hoping I can haunt myself into
blinking.
Deep thought
and still thinking.
The space behind my eyes aches and throbs.
Biting a rabid turn of my brain. I
sink
into
the hole again and
again and again and...
There's the refrain.
I draw back my
breath and down
cups of peppermint tea
- ingesting
a Simon Armitage poem I don't remember the name of.
But I related to it.
It's somewhere out there
-in the ether-
And I know I won't find peace until
I'm asleep again.
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Comments (6)
So brilliantly written, my goodness! I can see a glimpse of the way you think within this poem and find it painfully relatable. And I loved that “I’m alive to spite God” line—such power and force it has in propelling you forward both metaphorically and literally, as the poem sees you getting up right after to start your day. Amazing!!
caffeinated machine gun millennial -😂love the humorous twists you put on this!
Well-wrought! Coffee at dawn has become a cherished daily ritual for me, and a pleasure it is to read your work during this time!
It's like a page torn straight from a sleepless mind. The rhythm feels like breath caught in the chest. And you said you couldn't write poetry. This is amazing!
I can feel the frustration in your words. Excellent work!
This is astonishing, Annie, pally! This is also weirdly relatable. Like...so much of this reads like how my brain works and feels at times lol. Love the experimental flair to it, really gives it a disjointed and real feel! Well done!