Don’t Wake Me Early
I prolong my sleep
for the lure of escape
from the doom of false prophets
who impose their beliefs
who stake their claims
on the bodies of women
and degrade individual freedom
I linger in between
wakefulness and dreams
where nightmares are metaphors
and privacy is assured
Until the light of day
reaches out to dark places
and I resolve to wake
to the world I make
________Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United
March 13th, 2026 12:47 am
(Apologies if I end up posting twice; first attempt disappeared suddenly before I’d quite finished. Weird are the ways of cyberspace.)
That’s such a telling final two lines. Yes I do believe we have the power to create the world we want, at least some of us to at least some degree – and that it is well worth the endeavour anyway.
March 13th, 2026 4:57 am
Strong poem, and it can take some time but I too believe with have the power to create the world we want, at least in our section of it.
March 13th, 2026 5:44 am
👏👏👏👏
March 13th, 2026 9:33 am
Real truth in these words. Simply by writing them down you have changed our world a bit as well.
March 13th, 2026 2:35 pm
Gorgeous write, Colleen!
March 13th, 2026 2:44 pm
Great poem I especially love the last powerful stanza
March 20th, 2026 8:06 pm
Well written, Colleen. Some days I delay opening my eyes.