too tired

too tired to 

think properly

too tired to 

capitalize or punctuate

too tired to

do what I need to do

too tired

but somehow

I will get through

Eat, Sleep, Work, Breathe

No matter how I sleep
be it long or short
I can't ever seem to
get rested
and I don't know why.

Tired all the time
Is there too much on my mind?

Eat, Sleep, Work, Breathe
maybe one day I will find;
The path of peaceful slumber
The reason for it all
Hope of deliverance
Time to take it in.

One day melts into another
seemingly seamlessly
Time slips into the future
Hours become days
Living past the speed limit
in oh so many ways.

Tired all the time
Is there too much on my mind?

Eat, Sleep, Work, Breathe
maybe one day I will find;
The path of peaceful slumber
The reason for it all
Hope of deliverance
Time to take it in.

Getting Ready

Drifting in and out of sleep
the alarm rings.
Time to begin another day
but I am not ready.

Snooze for five minutes
maybe 5 minute more.
Soon it's been half an hour
Time to cross the bedroom door.

Wising vacation wasn't over.
Wanting to go back to bed.
Getting ready for the day ahead.
Can I take a sick day instead?

No use trying to avoid it.
No getting out of it now.
Time to earn my keep
I'll get through it somehow.

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?

Nearly Missed It

This moment almost escaped me

This excellent opportunity

to poor out my heart and soul

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

What I mean to say

is that I didn't

let it get away

I've reached out and

seized the day.

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

almost but not quite

but I held on tight

to use it to my heart's delight

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

almost but not quite

but I held on tight

to use it to my heart's delight

Tired

Tired

Tired

Tired

Too tired to type

Tired

Tired

Tired

Too tired to talk

Tired

Tired 

Tired

Too tired to think

Tired

Tired

Tired

Too tired to travel

Tired

Tired

Tired

Too tired to teach

Tired

Tired

Tired

Too tired to tell

Too tired

Too tired

Too tired

to tell

Tired

Tired of the same old thing

Tired of doing it all again

Tired of wondering if It's right

Tired of wondering if it's wrong

Tired of  trying to do it all

Tired of  trying not to fall

Tired of being tired too

Tired is something that just won't do

Tired of doing it all again

Tired of the same old thing

Monday Morning

Woke up exhausted from over sleeping
Woke up aware that it begins again
Woke up feeling it's too soon to be here
Woke up knowing it must be done

Monday morning's rarely exciting
Monday Mornings tend to drone on
Monday Morning my system is fighting
Monday Morning where it all can go wrong


Woke up feeling it's too soon to be here
Woke up knowing it must be done
Monday Morning my system is fighting
Monday Morning where it all can go wrong

Morning Routine

Alarm disturbs dreams

Against my will I'm awake

Mornings aren't my friend.

Wakened by the bell

Time to face another day

Weekend please come soon.

Sounds shatter dreamscapes

Sleepy eyes sense the daylight

Yawn, stretch, hit the snooze.

Mornings aren't my friend

Way too early in the day

Back to bed again.

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?