I cannot sleep anymore
it’s been going on for weeks now
my brain has anxiety and will not shut off
my body wants sleep but my brain will not allow it
I woke up my sick Mark at 11PM
I was folding laundry in the dark hallway
I felt bad
I did not think I was being loud
finally I crawl into bed
my eyes are burning
it’s 11:30PM
my head hits the pillow
then my brain starts spinning with thoughts
I look up and it’s 12:00AM
I cannot sleep
so I watch Mark sleep
after a few minutes mark opens his eyes and asks
“what are you doing?”
“watching you sleep.
I did not know you were awake”
“I have not been able to go back to sleep since you woke me up”
“sorry”
I feel really bad
so I try even harder to sleep
we toss and turn for another half hour
Mark announces he is going down to the sofa
now I’m alone in bed
and I still cannot sleep
I hear Miles in the other room
I go in
pick him up
put him in bed with me
watch him sleep
snuggle with him
finally I catch 2 hours of sleep
Sorry Dray, you can blame that trait from Grandpa(Kyle)Downs!!
ReplyDeleteI was just going to say it must be a Furness thing until I read Kevin's comment. So I'm sorry to say you must get the sleeplessness from both sides! Yikes! I usually sleep like a baby and Dallas roams the house trying to catch a little shuteye here, a little shuteye there. I have had enough sleepless nights however to know that it isn't fun when you have a lot to do the next day and your brain just won't shut down. I hope tonight is better for you.
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