Sleep Routine

I’m in bed…

My eyes are closed…

I try to sleep…

But am I tired…?

Hard to know.

It’s dark as…

The doona’s up round my neck…

Hot water bottle warm at my feet…

I try to sleep…

But…

Am I tired…?

I think…

Yes…?

No, I’m totally wired.

Doing my breathing routine now…

While counting backwards from ten thousand…

I try to sleep…

But am I tired…?

Or totally wired…?

Hard to know

But wait…

OK…

I think…

I think I’m falling asleep now…

Yes…

My eyelids are drooping with drowsiness…

It’s…

I think it’s happening…

YES…!

But wait…

No, I’m totally wired.

Getting to sleep is a Battle Royale.

Is sleep friend,

Or is sleep foe?

Hard to know.

Am I asleep…?

Hard to know.

x,

O

Owen Smith - 22 Oct 2021 at 12:06 pm