For That I Am Blessed - a poem

A little poem I started last night when I couldn't sleep... It stuck with me and I put it down on paper today. For that am blessed...

FOR THAT I AM BLESSED

All the boys are sleeping

But I am wide awake.

I guess drinking caffeine

Was just a big mistake.

My mind is going in circles

Thinking about my to-do list.

All the chores and errands…

And that list is making me pissed.

Not because I have a list,

For that I am blessed.

I’m honored to be of service

To my houseful of little pests.

But the list is going on and on

And over and over in my head

When all I want to do is shut my eyes

And fall asleep in my messy bed!

Now there is one more problem

And that is the loud snoring.

It’s next to me as I lie in bed

And through my head it is boring.

Again, I’m not mad because the snoring is there

For that I am blessed as well

To have a sweet husband by my side

Even with his dirty feet smell.

But the snoring just keeps reminding me

That SOMEONE in this world can sleep

While I lay here wide awake once more

Wishing I didn’t hear a peep.

A peep, for that matter

Is driving me crazy!

The house is peeping and creeking and shifting

The noise it is amazing!

I know, I have a home

And for that I am blessed

To have a roof over our head

And 10 rooms that are a mess.

But the noises are deafening

While I lie here trying to dream

And listen to sounds a house makes

When it needs a good clean.

I could keep going on, you know,

With all that’s churning in my mind.

All the lack of sleep

Is sure to leave me blind.

I have learned a great message,

And for that I am blessed

To learn the good out of the bad

Will make me my best.

But the lesson learned

Is what keeps me most awake:

I guess drinking caffeine
Was just a big mistake.