It's Six o'clock In The Morning

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It's six o'clock in the morning. 
There is snow falling outside. 

Inside my fingers are the weapons 
I can fabricate to 
control 
nail polished plants. 

Turn up and turn off the mobile 
hating eyeball. 
Crack up the volume on 
the car radio 
and 
drink a slow, ketchup flavoured 
powered drink. 

It creates and recreates and flashes 
for just a second. 
What time is it again? 
Oh yes, it is six o'clock and 
the stocks and bonds 
are becoming real again. 

If I buy myself a package of pretension, might I not 
use it to define my dinner plate? 

Or is it too late to 
flip up the coffee cup? 
Touch up the 
pickle jar. 
Eat your food. 
Drink your drink. 

Must not leave the table 
until you've asked to be 
excused. 
And 
every rude gesture becomes 
a different kind of world. 

When it turns up to be 7 in the morning, 
I'll pretend the A.M. 
is just a 
trick of time.

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published in "Poemhunter" 2010

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jimtwocrows's picture

You are a great poet, so many

You are a great poet, so many nuances, so much rich mind food! (a package of pretension) that gave me a smile. Thanks!