I Woke Up This Morning And. . . by Stephen Ames I woke up this morning And found out I was dead Alarm clocks ringing Killing the dreams in my head Coffee maker steaming TV heads bobbing Kids screaming Cars buzzing People stocking the shelves As for me my life is over No role to play I found out I was a consumer So I threw my cancer away Now that I'm dead I see so clearly That all that I loved Was a dream they put in my head © Copyright 2008 Stephen Ames ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (used with permission) [return to Poems] [Sensual Poetry]