Ick, Ack, No

Ick, ack, No
I don't want to go
Getting out of bed
will only hurt my head.

Why is morning so early?
Why is evening so late?
If we could just reverse them
That would truly be great.

I need a later start time
I need more hours in the day
I need to sleep
I need to rest
I need to go out and play.

Ick, ack, No
I don't want to go
Mornings start too early
It's too cold
Too dark
Too soon

Can't I please
continue
to sleep sweetly in my room?

Before The Alarm

I've caused myself serious harm
I somehow awoke before my alarm
Did I do some permanent damage?
Only time will tell.

Is it wrong that I choose
to go back to bed so
I can hit snooze?

I've caused myself serious harm
I somehow awoke before my alarm
Did I do some permanent damage?
Only time will tell.

Get up early and start the day.

That's what my mom would say

Return and try to sleep some more

That's the path I shan't ignore.

Why get up without a reason.

I've 10 more minutes to sleep.

Why get up without a reason

I've a schedule to keep.

It's not wrong that I choose

to return to bed so

I can hit snooze.

I somehow awoke before the alarm

My entire being knows it's wrong

So just to not do serious harm

I'm going back to bed.

4 A.M.

Woke up again at 4 A.M.
I'm connected to that
time of day.
Checked the charts
and soon discovered
Fear and Anxiety
rule that hour.

In my dreams
I must uncover
what makes me so afraid.
Can't continue
down this path
from it I shall
willingly stray.


Woke up again at 4 A.M.
I'm connected to that
time of day.
Checked the charts
and soon discovered
Fear and Anxiety
rule that hour.

How do I release
the tension
praying on my mind?
How do I relinquish
all these anxieties
that I wish to leave behind?

Woke up again at 4 A.M.
I'm connected to that
time of day.
Checked the charts
and soon discovered
Fear and Anxiety
rule that hour.

Work by day
and dream by night.
Fight my fears
with all my might.
On my pillow
my head I'll keep as
4 A.M. is a time sleep.

Springing Forward

I hate it
I loathe it
I despise it
It's true

Springing forward is not
a humane thing to do
This natural night owl
cries foul!

Extra sunlight
well yes I 'm a fan
but there has to be a better plan
sleep to me is better still
than this leftover piece of swill

Last I checked
 I was a city girl
and granted there's still  farmland
 in this world
but  nowhere near hear
of that I am sure

Why disturb my good night's sleep
with this giant forward leap
For it's just  a tradition we now keep
and no genuine benefit do we reap


I hate it
I loathe it
I despise it
It's true

Springing forward is not
a humane thing to do
This natural night owl
cries foul!

Too Early

Too early to think

Where's a warm drink

to help open up my eyes?

I just went to sleep

Yet to ringing I leap

up from my bed in surprise.

It's some grand mistake

this ringing that takes

me from where I lie

Too early to think.

Too early too blink

Too early to open my eyes.

No matter which day of week

the early hours just sneak

into reality

Not a morning creature at all

but I must heed the call

that hastens me on my way

Might be too early

and yes I'm quite surly

but it's time to begin the day

End of the Week

I made it through another week
I'm still standing
guess I kept my feet
So much to do
so little time
scarcely a moment
to create a rhyme

looking forward to tomorrow
all happiness and no sorrow
sleep in til noon
then sleep so more
Eat and relax
and relax and eat
Until it's time
to go back to sleep

Yes, I've made it through
another week
As I'm still standing
Guess I kept my feet
breathing in the moment
of tranquility
Before another dose
of reality

Renewed and Ready

A glass of red wine
per the doctor's suggestion
Good for the heart and helps you sleep

Went to bed early
per my body's insistence
battled with my brain's futile resistance

Woke up too early
as I knew I would
but the early rest did do me a world of good

Renewed and Ready
to face the day
Elaborate events
or whatever comes my way

Restless Night

Woke up with a headache
How is it that I slept?
Dehydrated possibly
for in my dreams I might have wept.

Woke up with red eyes
it doesn't mean I cried.
Exhausted from a night of sleep
what are the secrets that I keep?

Woke up way before the alarm
Can't do that every time.
Wish I had some magic charm
to keep my thoughts in line.

Insomnia or deep sleep
what are the secrets that I keep
Woke up with a headache
How could I possibly sleep?

Can't Sleep

Can't sleep, was it something I ate?

Can't sleep, could it be all the tea?

Can't sleep, or the carbs on my plate.

Can't sleep, what's happening to me?

Can't sleep,but I'm so very tired.

Can't sleep, but I went to bed on time.

Can't sleep, but it's my greatest desire.

Can't sleep, It's a crime.

Can't sleep, my brain's still working.

Can't sleep, too many thoughts.

Can't sleep, my mind's surfing.

Can't sleep, all hope is lost.

Can't sleep, I'll be tired tomorrow.

Can't sleep, even though I try.

Can't sleep, wish my memories would burrow.

Can't sleep, I wonder why.