Now I lay me down to sleep,
\nI pray my sanity to keep.
\nFor if some peace I do not find,
\nI’m pretty sure I’ll lose my mind.
\nI pray I find a little quiet
\nFar from the daily family riot.
\nMay I lie back–not have to think
\nabout what they’re stuffing down the sink,
\nor who they’re with, or where they’re at
\nand what they’re doing to the cat.
\nI pray for time all to myself
\n(did something just fall off a shelf?)
\nTo cuddle in my nice, soft bed
\n(Oh no, another goldfish–dead!)
\nSome silent moments for goodness sake
\n(Did I just hear a window break?)
\nAnd that I need not cook or clean–
\n(well heck, I’ve got the right to dream)
\nYes now I lay me down to sleep,
\nI pray my wits about me keep,
\nBut as I look around I know–
\nI must have lost them long ago!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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