Wake-Up Call

She slogs down her staircase

Drooping eyelids flutter open

To see her living room

Floating in an ocean of water

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Sofa bobbing on the waves

Television sunning itself

On the far bank

End table tipped and swaying

To the rhythm of the water

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The family picture

Swimming in the ocean

Enjoying the serene waters

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Lamps lie dormant

On the calm of the beach

And the TV Guide

Shows nothing of

What is to be seen

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She yawns to herself

Wading through the water

Thinking, I sure hope

Someone turned on the coffeemaker