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‘Isims’ at Three O’Clock in The Morning

A Poem

‘Isims’ at Three O’Clock in The Morning

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Which one startles you awake 
In these small hours?
Cynicism? Pessimism? Optimism? 
Or, perhaps romanticism?
It is a question worthy of consideration
As it is unlikely that our essential inclination 
Is so lightly ascertained
That we may consider these wakings
As but slight disruptions
Of a night's repose.
My own has been sorely won
In countless jousts against the foe.
Until now, like all romantics, 
I fence my way through life, 
Holding discord at bay 
With the point of my pen.
 

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