Can't Sleep Tonight
This Is Really Rare For Me
To bed a little after midnight
My left shoulder has been giving me a lot of pain
I am a on my stomach sleeper
With my arms over my head
After an hour
I feel uncomfortable
I turn to my back
But that never lasts
Our cat Charlotte climbs in our bed
She comes up on my left side
I pat her for awhile
She drifts off
I am restless and have to move again
She gets aggravated and hopes off the bed
Why wife says try some Aleve
After refusing because I don't want to get in the habit
I break down and take two
My wife says they aren't habit forming
I have tried putting some pain relieving creme
That helps for awhile
It is tough when you have something that bothers you
Your focus is on sleep and only sleep
I get up and try to write
Hoping to take my mind off of it
Soon I want to hop back into bed
Snuggle right up against my wife
I ate a tasty yogurt and drank a glass of milk
The time is 2:16 and this is an early night for me
On a work night I am in bed four and sometimes five the latest
I get to revue my day
Spending time with my wife
Is always the high point
She had a doctors visit
A check up after she had pneumonia last week
She is feeling so much better
She caught it just in time
The medicine she took did the trick
She finished the z pack
She hasn't been coughing lately
This time is extra special
Because for so many years we both never had a problem
We ran a few errands and mostly window shopped
At home we had a tremendous amount of rain
We have had an ant problem I am trying to correct
I put a gel in the house
i sprayed all around the foundation
To keep all insects out
I have done it in the past
This year I didn't get around to it
Now we pay the price
I am hopeful this will all end well
After downing my last gulp of milk
The yogurt went down smooth
I am going to give bed another try
For all those who are sleeping soundly
Keep up the great work
For those who want to go to sleep
May your eyes close softly and your body lay still
I can't wait to paint the little zzzzzz after your picture
Off to dream land
Sleep oh precious sleep
I do dream of only thee
