When We Suddenly Feel Uncomfortable
Our Whole View Of Life Instantly Changes
For me, it is an unexpected tooth pain
I was sleeping so well
Our cat Charlotte knocked something off the bureau
She was hungry
So she found a way to let us know
As I got up to see what it was
It was a Wiffle ball I had tucked in the corner
I checked to see if she had any food
Her dish was empty
Before I went back to bed
I got a pain in my right side of my jaw
An achy pain
My dentist words came into my head
We filled that tooth for now
If it starts giving you some trouble
We will have to see about a root canal
I said so far it has been good
That was about a month ago
I am not a happy camper
Because of this, I don't think I will ever like camping
I told my wife
She said to take some Tylenol
It will kick in about twenty minutes
As I lay in bed still
All I could feel is it throbbing
This is not going to work
So I made my way to the computer
To vent
To express my frustration
I have nobody to blame
Things happen
It is five twenty-three in the morning
I don't have to get up to eight-thirty
I am a little bit early
I went to bed about twelve-thirty
For years all I ever got is about five hours sleep a night
Since the Pandemic my job has been closing two hours earlier
So I have been getting eight hours a night
The extra sleep I enjoy so much
Today is a flashback to last year
It is funny how quickly we forget
Until something reminds us
Of our past and what use to be
I think the Tylenol is starting to kick in
The pain has disappeared
I am going to try to get a little more sleep
I love to write
I love to sleep
Maybe I can learn to write in my sleep