he sets his alarm
gets eight hours
wakes to the alarm
believing that each day is important
as the day when
an acquaintance
had given him a private tour
of the united nations building
that blue rectangle
on the edge of midtown
where he saw
a young woman
his age
and attractive
discussing policy writing
proposals
of hers
he remembered
what people like her
were doing
ten years ago
in undergraduate classrooms
and he remembered
himself
ten years ago
in undergraduate classes
his choices have led to his outcomes
and hers have led to hers
at the united nations
and that's that
he decided
to start setting his alarm
getting eight hours
waking to the alarm
believing that important things
are happening
somewhere on earth
every day
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