Random Acts of Poetry

Alarming

Dreams drowning in
a sonorous droning
of nasal pillow nuzzling,
of snorts and snuffling -
a phlegm-fueled symphony,
the hypnotic music of the night.

Suddenly, morning breaks
with a shrill jing-jangle
a screeching warning
a tireless nagging.
A cry to wakefulness
that tosses and turns me.
Then leaves me to wrangle,
the sheets all in a tangle.

Enraged, I kill it
with just one blow.
Silence is mine
until tomorrow.


PROMPT: ONOMATOPOEIA

Write a poem using onomatopoeia and abstract imagery.

The choice of topic/item/person/etc. is up to you.

Restrictions:

At no point may you name or directly indicate the thing/person/emotion/whatever you are talking about in the poem, title, or description.

*You may, if you wish, include a dropnote to give your reader context. You will not be penalized for the dropnote, however, I won't be checking it.

You may NOT use drip, drop, pitter, patter, tick, tock, ding, dong, splish or splash.

You MUST use at least one of the following: fizz, gulp, murmur, hush, or jangle. You can use them all if you want, but you must use at least one.