Dear Mr Sandman

In reply to the message
from you I found
posted to my front door,
stating you didn't want
to come sprinkling
your sand here anymore,
I am so sorry for the
accidents that have 
lately occurred,
as in the one where
I had left my five
pairs of shoes on the
floor by my bed,
and you tripped over
them and landed
right on your head,
or that night I forgot
to lock my pit bull up,
and sure enough
you got savagely attacked,
and lastly when I thought
you were a burglar,
and my baseball bat
hit your head with
a very loud whack,
I humbly apologize
and will be more
careful next time,
I'll put my shoes away
and the dog will be locked up,
and make sure your not
a burglar so I wont be so
quick to use my baseball bat,
so please come back
and sprinkle an extra
dose of sand next time,
as its been nearly over
a week since I got 
any sleep!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Duncan Avatar
June 20, 2017 at 2:59 AM
Great little story about the sandman. Glad you liked my Shelter poem :)
Hoffman Avatar
June 20, 2017 at 8:09 AM
Thanks so much for very kind comment and visit Debbie; much appreciate it!~Che :)
Orrell Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 5:01 PM
Doing Morpheus with a base ball bat , brilliant!
Orrell Avatar
August 2, 2016 at 11:08 AM
Hes the Greek god of dreams "the sandman" If you read graphic novels check out the sandman novels by Neil Gaiman they're fantastic...
Hoffman Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 7:10 PM
Thank you so much Zoe…this is embarrassing but I don't know who Morpheus is and will have to look it up! (blush, blush!) ;0
Gregory Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 8:37 AM
You use humor well to touch on insomnia A real issue and may even have reveal one of the cause which is having too much on our mind...your easily understood piece created some funny images.....love it
Hoffman Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 8:45 AM
Thanks so much Weston for your kind comment!:)
Hauser  Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 7:27 AM
Lol! You do come up with the stories!
Hoffman Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 8:44 AM
Glad you laughed Mike!:)
Ho Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 7:19 AM
Isn't Sandman the villain in a Spider-Man movie? I didn't know he has found a new hobby of sprinkling sand into people's shoes haha.
Hoffman Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 8:43 AM
Julia, not that I'm aware of lol!
Kent Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 6:42 AM
Now that was a good laugh this morning.
Hoffman Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 6:45 AM
Glad I made you chuckle Ronald; thanks for the visit!:)
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