Do not tamper with my temper,
she said,
never wake me up
when I’m asleep in bed.
Men a lot braver than you
have tried,
with the result
that I had their hide.
My temper when wakened is like
the wrath of a god,
it scathes, it burns,
it kills at a wink and a nod.
The wounds I inflict
with my nails run deep.
Therefore do not, I repeat,
wake me up when I sleep.
– Felix Morgenstern (© 2008)
Once again I could not resist a prompt from Mad Kane, this time for temper, temper.
Click here for the Morgensterns' collected literary crimes in English and German.
oh that was fun... i have never known anyone quite so volatile over being awakened,,, but i hear they do exist!!
ReplyDeleteThat was witty and fun. So glad to see you participating in another of my poetry prompts.
ReplyDeleteThis was actually inspired by (exaggerated) reality. A French girlfriend. Her dictum was "On ne me réveille pas!" Was she ever bad-mood city if one did.
ReplyDeleteF.M.
LOL. Well, I can relate to that!
ReplyDeleteRings a bell! Nice work.
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