Still Asleep?

Missed my alarm,
crickets still aloft in my fuzzy head

A bouquet of ringlets
knotted in my busy dreaming,
my tossing and turning
churning my hair along with me

Missed my alarm,
I’m a frightening sight

My toothbrush, dripping with toothpaste heavily plops onto my tee shirt,
staining the spot an unsightly white

I’m running late.
Where are my keys,
my other shoe,
my mind ?!

My frantic mind aches,
my breathing starts to thicken,
my vision begins a dizzying wave

I need to stop,
Just one second, no, HOUR to breathe

Push it back
Choke down salty tears

These are supposedly my “best” years

10 responses to “Still Asleep?”

WanderingCanadians

June 16, 2022 at 2:39 pm

Oh the joys of being an adult. I hate those mornings when you feel rushed because you’re running late. It’s not a good start to the day.

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 17, 2022 at 7:11 pm
  
  No, it’s not !! Those are the worst days haha 😅 if I sleep though my 5 alarms I have those days. I have 5 alarms to prevent that happening . I wish I was kidding but I’m not . Lol 😂
  
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  1. WanderingCanadians
    
    June 19, 2022 at 1:26 pm
    
    Haha, I’ve done that before where I set multiple alarms when I need to wake up early for something important.
    
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  2. BrittnyLee
    
    June 20, 2022 at 11:54 pm
    
    Yes! It just helps, especially when you have a very cuddly stuffy next to you. I have so many pillow and weighted blankets and fuzzy things in my bed. Leaving my bed is very difficult ha 🤣
    
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  3. WanderingCanadians
    
    June 21, 2022 at 12:34 pm
    
    Oh yes, especially when it’s cold. I really should stop sleeping with my window open when it’s freezing outside.
    
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  4. BrittnyLee
    
    June 21, 2022 at 6:06 pm
    
    I do that, too . It’s a bad habit 😜 but it’s nice getting fresh air .
    
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  5. WanderingCanadians
    
    June 22, 2022 at 4:18 pm
    
    I know! I always seem to forget how much it sucks in the morning because I keep doing it!
    
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  6. BrittnyLee
    
    June 22, 2022 at 6:22 pm
    
    Haha you’re not alone !
    
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Bridgette

June 23, 2022 at 2:02 pm

You captured that feeling of morning rush so beautifully. For the first 5 years of my marriage I would yell at my husband that I “was too sick” every single morning because I clung to my dreams and didn’t want to wake.

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 23, 2022 at 6:02 pm
  
  Thank you so much, Bridgette. 🙂 I know the feeling. Sometimes, dreams are too great to want to wake up from haha 🤣 I love my bed and snuggling up underneath my weighted blanket with my teddies and my Billow. I don’t want to move when that alarm goes off. I have to set around 5 alarms to make sure I’m not late haha 🤣
  
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