STILL AWAKE

Late night up at one fifteen in the freakinı AM!
Talkingtalkingtalkingtalking.
On the phone/good friend/
giving up sleep time of her own.
Listening to me talktalktalktalktalk.
Canıt stop, canıt sit, canıt walk
Canıt pace, canıt eat. Canıt shut up!
Gotta be quiet. Shhhhhhhhhh.
People are sleeping.
Nope
One person is sleeping.
Itıs the bread winner.
He needs to sleep.
He is the only one making any money!
Sleeeeeep. Thasıa boy, sleeeeeep!
My son is home from college
He doesnıt sleep at night.
He never has, not since infancy.
He is telling me stories and playing me songs
and telling me about the Oz ep he just watched
and Twisted Sister and Sister Hazel. And TMBG!
I am learning new stuff. Good. Thatıs good, right?
Canıt sleep.
Check e-mail.
Play solitaire, play music, play the guitar.
Read, read, read.
Nope
Canıt read anymore.
JUST GO TO BED!!!
In bed. Lights out. Pillows just right.
Slowly lay back, snuggle in.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Nope.
Light back on.
Walkingwalkingwalking
Canıt sleep.

İ Ellie Maziekien
8/17/2000

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