Next door, the neighbors are still sleeping
down the street the paper boy is evading a stray dog,
barely

Downtown a policeman is parked at a quiet intersection
drinking coffee and hoping for a boring shift
a picture of his injured partner taped to his dashboard

In an apartment 20 miles away you are still sleeping, as I
get up to get ready for work

I'll call you after 9, when I know you are awake
you won't answer, but at least I'll get to hear your voice