I Am Ready For Sleep

I climb into bed after a long day

I lay my head on my soft pillow

And enjoy sinking into the mattress.

I am ready for sleep.


But then my legs start twitching.

And the baby starts kicking.

And my neck starts itching.

And my mind starts racing.

I turn and heave my belly to the other side.

I toss around for an hour.


I get up to pee.

Maybe it will help.

I stretch my legs.

Maybe it will help.

I lay down again.

I try to control my breathing.

Maybe it will help.


I am ready for sleep.

But then my legs keep twitching.

And the baby keeps kicking.

And my back keeps itching.

And my mind keeps racing.


I am ready for sleep.

But instead I lay awake.


Tomorrow I’ll take an Ambien.