sleep ask

we are not our best selves when sleep-deprived

not our most capable selves when falling asleep,

or coming up from sleep

and so as i seek sleep

i ask

may sleep not elude

may no one intrude

as i stumble into my slumber

and may it be peaceful

as lambwool is fleeceful

and slow-dance that morpheus number

having asked

and having visited the bathroom

and having visited darkness

on the bedroom

with a pull of

the lamp

switch,

now i

lay me

down