A POEM FOR MOMS AND DADS    

 Now I lay me down to sleep,    
 I pray my sanity to keep.    
 For if some peace I do not find,    
 I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.    

 I pray I find a little quiet    
 Far from the daily family riot    
 May I lie back -- not have to think    
 about what they're stuffing down the sink,    
 or who they're with, or where they're at    
 and what they're doing to the cat.    

 I pray for time all to myself    
 (did something just fall off a shelf?)    

 To cuddle in my nice, soft bed    
 (Oh no, another goldfish -- dead!)    

 Some silent moments for goodness sake    
 (Did I just hear a window break?)    

 And that I need not cook or clean--    
 (well sure, I've got the right to dream)    

 Yes now I lay me down to sleep,    
 I pray my wits about me keep,    
 But as I look around I know--    
 I must have lost them long ago!
 

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