April 15

Sleep
they say
is overrated

I don't want to lie there
flipping stations
or trying to read a book
and reading the same sentence
over and
over and
over
until I realize it isn't making any sense
in my addled brain

I want sleep
without nightmares.
I long for dreams that
don't have the daily world
intruding on them
(last night's dream featured an argument-
which I won-
with Mike Pence)

I want really sweet dreams
or no dreams
and really sweet sleep