Sleep

Sweet slumber has a mind of its own

It comes and goes as it pleases

Gives you comfy dreams on loan

Then a whim, and the offering ceases

It’s quite sly, that creature of ruse

Tempts you with tendrils of rest

While you struggle not to snooze

Studying for that important test

Yet the day you know you must

Get a good night's sleep and arise

For that early meeting, it just

Won’t let you nap, until sunrise                                               

You lie awake in bed, take stock-

“If I sleep now I get three hours”

Next time you look at the clock

“Why even bother, it’s a farce!”

But when you’ve worn yourself out

It may decide to dole out treats     

Hey, it’s not always mean!  So you blackout

As soon as you hit the sheets…