I love to sleep
24-hours a day
and for the rest
of the night too


But mum screams:
Wake up,
dreamy bones -
and do something!


And so I wake up
and promptly
go back to sleep
as that way
I honor mum’s words.


Dad breathes
words of inspiration:
Get up,
lazy bones -
and achieve wonders!


And so I wake up
and stay awake
the duration of a long yawn
and that way
the dreams of my father
are fulfilled.

Raj Arumugam

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