Prompt: Throwing away the alarm clock
and have met some strange, wonderful people
one of whom was
myself—someone my father
never knew.’
“Throwing Away the Alarm Clock” by Charles Bukowski, from The Flash of Lighting Behind the Mountain. © Harper Collins, 2004. Read the full poem.
I love this poem.
Today’s prompt is fairly simple, but may hopefully get to something more complex
What would/does your father think of the person you are? And how much does that opinion matter? How are you ‘throwing away the alarm clock’?
Happy journaling.
Dave Bawden is the founder of This Journaling Journey, where he helps people (especially men) use journaling to rewrite their personal myths, reconnect with meaning, and define success on their own terms. He writes at the intersection of self-authorship, narrative identity, and everyday philosophy.
