Catching Up On Sleep
By Roger McGough
i go to bed early
to catch up on my sleep
but my sleep
is a slippery customer
it bobs and weaves
and leaves
me exhausted. It
side steps my clumsy tackles.
with ease. Bed
raggled I drag
myself to my knees.
The sheep are countless
I pretend to snore
yearn for chloroform
or a sock on the jaw
body sweats heart beats
there is Panic in the Sheets
until
as dawn slopes up the stairs
to set me free
unawares
sleep catches up on me.
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