Sleeplesszzzz

I cannot sleep And so, I go and fix some hot herb tea He wants to help but some things I must do alone It is the wine, he says You drank too much The wrong kind Without the ice I am fine I say Go back to sleep By now, I think I know what the problem is I have a head too full to lie upon a pillow It is not full of wine Not full enough at least Just sleep, you need your rest I need some peace He cannot understand I can help you go to sleep He wants to touch me I do not want to be touched His dog is barking The stack of bills on the desk call to me I walk past to fix my herbal cure The computer beckons me I have to push the bills aside to find the keyboard How long I have missed you I caress the keys My fingers find the words to open up my soul No one empties me as you do I tell it It struggles to fulfill my demands I war with it We do a verbal tango I sip my tea I am calmer My headache subsides I am feeling sleepy Thank you I whisper I drain my cup and turn off the box That moments before bled its glow over my fingers And lit up my face Thank you I say as I retreat to the snores that fill the night Thank you God I whisper as I crawl into a bed full of warmth A large snoring lump of resting passion And what is this Small hands reach out to touch my cheek They pull my face in for a sleepy kiss Good night angel Mommy is here I sleep Finally