Alarm Clock

Old routine:
Set the alarm clock for 7:30,
Snuggle in cozy,
Then wake up refreshed
For a new day

Until,
I took a friend’s advice,
And got a greyhound

New Routine:
Hit the pillows
Wake to the thunder of paws
Feel the weight
Of an eighty-pound monster
Giving you lots of snuffly kisses
Which is all very well,
Until you look at the clock
And realize
It’s five in the morning