Suddenly, she cannot sleep
Tossing and turning
An uncomfortable search for comfort
Restless thoughts stumble
Into the shadowed land of
Profound
They say if you cannot sleep
You are awake in someone else’s
Dreams
And she wonders who would be dreaming
Of her.
She tosses and turns
And wonders if the ancients
Ever thought to have a god of sleep
To go with light and love and life
The next night
Just like the last
10:00, studying
Tea kettle shrieks
Automatic motions shush it
Reach for a tea bag
Drop, pour, stir.
Pause.
She reaches for the box of tea
Inspects each side
And realizes—
She had only assumed the tea
Was decaf.
52 Letters in the Alphabet 
The best part is that it is true 🙂
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Yeah… felt stupid in real life but sounds very whimsical in poem form 🙂
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