A Day Too Long

written for the Poem Per Day Challenge, Jan. 25th, 2005

Tired, tired, tired, tired!
I am too tired to write tonight!

Every fiber,
Every atom,
Every molecule of my being
Screams exhaustion!

Not lack of sleep,
Not even depression;
Just deep, mind-boggling
Exhaustion!

I feel it in my bones.
I feel it in my stomach.
My brain says lead me
To my bed and let me sleep.

I sink down into warmth deep
And clinging,
My head lies heavy on the pillow,
My eyes close,
My brain shuts down.

My last thought is of soft fur
As my hand strokes the ears
Of my sweet Tiger

I feel my cats all around me
Snuggling close;
Purring ~
A purring boat ~
I ride it softly to dreamland,
And I sleep.