The back of the sofa
I rested my head on
Was hard when I pushed down on it
But being quite new, it could still
Push back. That night,
Like so many others before it,
And to come,
I clicked away on the Amazon Firestick remote
Like I was playing Sonic or Mario
Just to find something bearable, less attention-seeking,
Ideally something quite epic
To watch, as the second hand on the Casio clock
Travelled like a heavyset man
Thundering down the stairs
Before going back up to the top.

Now and again a car alarm
Would ring out in the distance
And every time the noise went away
It was as if it never went off in the first place.
Did someone look into it?
Or was it the system that had enough
And decided to call it a night
Until it was time to wake up again?
It was then I realised there was nothing
Stopping me from going to bed
Early, nothing stopping me
From turning off the TV
And taking better care of myself.
In other words, seize tomorrow instead
Of trying to save
Today.
So I did.

Sigh Wan
14/12/2024