Sleep
Laying
there
As
you breathe the air,
And
just stare
At
the wall
And
try to fall
Into
your sleep.
Counting
the sheep,
But
you lie awake.
Your
head starts to ache,
The
day flashes by
Right
before your eyes.
Middle
of the night.
Forgot
to turn the light,
But
you’re too lazy.
Mind
goes crazy.
Eyes
drift shut.
Starting
to sleep.
Blinking
fast.
It
didn’t last.
Eyes
watering
You
saw slaughtering
Of
pigs in a pen.
Shut
your eyes again
Dreaming
of bacon,
But
you awaken.
Can’t
fall asleep
Start
to weep,
You
want is sleep.
Wishing
for daylight,
Staying
up all night.
Just
past midnight.
You
want a snack.
Leave
the door open
Just
a crack.
Creep
down the hall.
Lean
on the wall.
Into
the kitchen.
You
smell chicken
Turn
the light on,
The
Dorito’s are gone.
Walk
sadly back to you’re room.
You
are doomed.
You
can’t sleep,
And
you can’t eat.
Cars
pass by
On
the street,
As
you lie
On
the bed sheet.
Wishing
you were out.
Without
a doubt.
It’s
been an hour,
So
you glower.
Count
the endless seconds.
Finally
learning your lesson.
Go
to bed earlier
You’d
feel sturdier.
Still
lying awake in bed.
Wishing
it would just end.
Focus
on sleeping
Rather
than keeping
Your
eyes awake.
It’s
too late.
Staring
at the wall again,
Finally
reaching the end.
Walk
out
To
the living room
As
you slouch.
Passed
out,
On
the couch
Waking
up,
You’ve
had enough.
Turn
on the TV.
Grab
some tea.
Slowly
creeping.
On
to the pillow.
Sleep
Your ppow was quite interesting and very well written. You write with such a passion for sleep time. You did very good work.
ReplyDeleteYour PPOW is amazingly true! I loved how you wrote this poem all about sleep, it really makes us understand that you love sleeping. You should write a poem about food, because I know that you love to sleep and eat.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked your poem. I especially liked the part about you being out of Doritos. Good job.
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