late to rise

walking an open market
I saw a refrigerator magnet
that said "early to bed, early to rise"
and thought it typical
magnets are always giving unsolicited advice.

but I took note
only to reject it
for the opposite mantra.

now, I'm not saying it
changed my life but I've awakened
to not so severe hangovers
avoided rat race traffic jams and
other common entanglements

and I set two alarms
not to wake up
in the morning but to sleep through
both of them.