Sleep Aid

Two healthy glasses of a full bodied Greek Red Wine swooned me
At half past 10
Then stillness rest quickly on racing
Thoughts
Plummeting into paradoxical sleep

Quarter past 2 body temperature rises
Tossing my limbs turning my head
Static creeps up from my toes
Bringing heat dehydration and

Awakening

Throwing the blanket that comforted me
Pulling off my t-shirt and panties
So that I can... Breathe...

I tip toe on the chilled hardwood floors
Awkwardly rushing to the freezing tiles
While trying to hold on to a piece of

Sleep

My body plops onto the toilet's seat
In the dark
Eyes closed drowsiness appears along with

Release

I Stumble blindly back to bed
Now searching for a half filled bottle of stale water
From the night before
To ease the dryness of dehydration

I lay down finding my safe space and
the cool side of my feathered pillow
Yearning to return cradled in sleep

But...

Stilled thoughts quicken and begin racing hurdling sprinting
Through my mind
Questioning how things could turnout
If maybe this might happen
If only that would happen
over and over various scenarios flip flop
Flips my mind
anxiety settles...

It's now quarter to 5

I'm wide awake

Alarm set for half past 6

I'm Exhausted

-Paiges