Sunday, December 14, 2014

Sleepless Nights


Eating right before bedtime
Random conversations with my brother
Too much homework
A great book
Worrying about basketball and soccer
Enough energy to propel me to the moon and back
So tired, even sleep is a burden
A new idea
A loved one in the hospital
Slumber parties that never slumber
Scary movies
Parents telling me to go to sleep, so I stay up longer
Not enough blankets on a cold night
Hot nights where I can’t get air to breathe
A headache, a tummy ache
Drinking too much water
A sore arm throbbing until a late night icing brings relief
Sleeping on the trampoline
New Year’s Eve
Cats at the window wanting in

By Karen Dewey
5/21/02

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