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taps me on the shoulder
and says she wants
to take me to bed.
I tell her I’m just
going to finish
this chapter and then
I’ll join her and
she’ll get what she’s after.
Sleep is impatient
keeps poking me
insisting I pay her
some attention.
I think she is jealous
of my books.
Sleep slips a mickey
into my herbal tea
and has her way with me.
I wake at three and realize
she’s left me again.
She’s thrown my book
on the floor
and hasn’t even bothered
to turn out the light.
© by Ed Werstein.
Used with the author’s permission.
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Ed Werstein is an employment counselor who assists Native American job seekers. His poetry has appeared in Verse Wisconsin, New Verse News, the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets calendar, and a few other publications. Ed lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a proud member of The Hartford Avenue Poets group.
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KevinArnold:
Fun.
Posted 10/05/2011 04:20 AM
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bfaybooks:
Well, I just have
one
more
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
cheer to add
for your
all too relevant poem
Yayyyyyyy
Posted 10/04/2011 05:51 PM
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LindaCrosfield:
Good one, Ed. I'm sure none of us can relate! I always enjoy a little unexpected personification with my morning coffee.
Posted 10/04/2011 12:29 PM
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pwax:
I love it, Ed! What fun to read!
Posted 10/04/2011 09:56 AM
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LisaV:
great poem, Ed. Fun and clever and perfect!
Posted 10/04/2011 09:26 AM
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mimi:
LOVE this poem, Ed, and I can so relate! Sharon Auberle
Posted 10/04/2011 09:21 AM
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Janet Leahy:
wonderful last line, clever and fun
thanks Ed
Posted 10/04/2011 08:26 AM
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jeanie:
perfect poem, ed! love it.
Posted 10/04/2011 08:02 AM
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Jo:
How true, Ed. You've had some fun at Sleep's expense, exposed her antics and given me a good laugh this morning.
Posted 10/04/2011 07:56 AM
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Donal Mahoney:
Certainly hope to read more by Ed Werstein.
Posted 10/04/2011 07:02 AM
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Julianne Carlile:
I thought you were going to win!
Posted 10/04/2011 06:51 AM
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Kay Sanders:
Yes, thanks, Ed. This is delightful--and so true!
Posted 10/04/2011 05:20 AM
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Gary Busha:
Clever use of personification. Thanks, Ed.
Posted 10/04/2011 04:56 AM
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