I stayed up late to play all night because it was so nice,
but now the sun is coming up and I must pay the price.
My eyes are stuck, my head it hurts and I can’t seem to move,
it’s going to take some extra time to get me in my groove.
I don’t think there is anything to break me from this spell;
my clock is snoozing as I wait to hear the second bell.
It tried one time to wake me up but I showed I’d resist;
I hit the button on the top with full force of my fist.
But now it seems I’m out of time and must be on my way;
the world around me isn’t going to wait to start the day.
So, “up and at ‘em,” as they say, I’m off to get things done,
and later when I get the chance I’ll go down with the sun.
© 2019 | Story by Cary Snowden | Illustration by Zach Clough | All Rights Reserved.
Extras: I like to stay up late. It seems no matter how hard my day has been, I want to squeeze just a little more fun out of my evening. The problem for me is that I also like to be up early. When these two habits collide, it makes for a pretty rough day.
When I have a rough day, it’s good to have a prescription for how to be productive even when I don’t have the energy to think about it. My story Making Lemonade is a great place to start if you need some ideas.
