Gotta Get my Zzzz's

 

Does "sleeping like a baby" mean you wake up every 2-3 hours and cry out for your mommy?

Sleep

While hair, I can do without,

Sleep is something I care about,

And lately insomnia has been plaguing me,

I can toss and turn until a quarter of 3:00,

Melatonin doesn’t seem to work at all,

I count backwards from 100, until I want to bawl,

I get up, I stretch, I take an antacid, sometimes,

I lay there and try to think of rhymes,

On my back, then my right side, left side, repeat,

I find myself popping all the bones in my feet,

I fluff the pillow and turn it over, and over again,

I throw off the covers, then pull them up to my chin,

Why am I so restless and at other times, I’m not?

Is it too much caffeine?  Am I having flashes of hot?

Is my arthritis acting up, or my back is too tense?

Am I clenching my teeth?  My face is in a wince!

My muscles are constricted; I can’t seem to unwind,

Breathing exercises sometimes help, I find,

Sleep music or aromatherapy; I try that,

Hopefully, I will drift off if I lay nice and flat,

While hair is something I can do without,

Sleep is something I care about!

Tammy Harvey

Written:  8/22/2020