Sleep Deprived

Photo by Nate Neelson on Unsplash

I’m so tired I can’t sleep.
I could really use a nap.
I’m so tired I could weep
But when my eyes close there’s a yap
From my dogs who sense a danger
Though there isn’t any there;
Any noise becomes a stranger
Who is creeping up the stair.
Yet the noise is just the wailing
Of my cat, who is quite loud.
It’s just one of his failings
Though he’s arrogantly proud
Of his awful caterwauling
Just outside my bedroom door
That makes me want to maul him,
This howling feline bore!
The hall is full of objects
I have hurled across the room
With no visible effect
As the cat wails out my doom.
So I lay here oh so tired,
I want rest without a peep
From pets whom I would fire
So I can get some sleep!