What the #!*?
It’s 5 o’ clock
in the morning.
it’s too x#!# early
to be so vocal!
What news is
so important
that it requires
the disruption
of my well earned
sleep time?
Making such
a racket so early
in the morning.
Who do they think
they are?
What can I do?
Do I call
the police?
Call for a
neighborhood
meeting?
Draft a silence
ordinance?
Why should I
have change in
my sleeping habits
to accommodate
these annoying
entitled neighbors?
They don’t even
pay taxes.
Damn birds.
Ever wonder what
they think about us?
Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.