An ode to my sleep

After the last couple of nights with little sleep, I sit here wide awake with my much needed JUG of coffee. You see, recently my sweet little angel child (1) decided that it is the funniest thing to wake the entire household around 4:30… every morning! What to do? It is times like these that I need to find my own little sacred space and transport myself to a place of sweetly perfumed memories of uninterrupted sleep.

So here goes; “An Ode To My Sleep!”

Hello sleep, my old friend
I’ve come to dream of you again
Because a vision so encompassing
Makes me wonder where on earth I’ve been
And the thoughts of you within my mind still remain
Oh still remain within the hopes for silence

In wakened nights I sit alone
Oh I think of you and groan
The wish for coffee in my right hand
This is not at all what I had planned
When those frightful cries wake me from my sleep I think
Will my sanity I keep
Oh for the hope of silence

Oh my sleep I do adore
So many nights we’ve shared before
I could sleep without dreading
The thought of knowing it would all soon end
That the warmth I found in you would never die
Oh do not dare
Disturb my love of silence

Goodness gracious don’t you know?
Oh sleep my friend you cannot go
Hear my pleas I am begging you
Give me one more night to dream with you
Hold you close, cuddle up and sail away… sail away
Oh for the hope of silence
But I know I have a role
So for now you may go
But I pray you will NOT forget me
Visit every now and then to show me

Let me believe you
If you promise there will be an end to these sleepless nights
And all these cries
Whisper……..I will again, have silence

I hope you all find some solace on those sleepless nights, and know, that one day… one day sleep will find us again.

Adapted to the song “Sounds Of Silence” – Simon and Garfunkel

Jacqui Bester is firstly a wife and mom to five rambunctious children who drive her nuts and fill her heart with unspeakable joy all in the space of a single day. She writes about her day to day adventures and misadventures in parenting, life and marriage. Jacqui is known for sharing a brutally honest account of her MESSY “mamahood”… the joy, the fun, the laughter and the tears. She enjoys a good mystery-crime novel with a lovely glass of red wine, trying out new foods and restaurants with her hubby on the odd date-night, exploring new places, learning new skills, and generally anything else that calls for a more adventurous approach to life. You can find her over on One Messy Mama.

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