I awake suddenly.
The air is frigid with warning
Of the incoming snow.
Does 1:43am count as morning?
Yesterday was chores day,
Which meant a grocery run.
I bought my Pepsi which I love,
But also bread and stuff - how fun!
Oh shoot!
I totally forgot
To get the toilet paper
And trash bags - duck!
Once I drove back home in rush hour,
With a lukewarm Costco pizza at that,
I fell promptly into bed,
Forgetting to turn on the thermostat.
So now I lie awake in bed
Writing in 
Do I get out of bed to turn on the heat?
Do I stay in bed and wait for the sun?
Either way I’m ducked.
Photo credit: watercolor sketch by AmyX in September 2021.
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Background: I woke up freezing at 1:43am this morning cause I forgot to turn on the heating before falling into bed, exhausted from grocery shopping after 9 days straight of working. This is a real story. The first verse works stand-alone as a more artistic product; I really debated whether I wanted to expand on it.
In the end, I did get up and turn on the heat. In case you’re wondering. Yes the floor was glacial.