Sleep

It was a little after 4:00 a.m. when the dog trotted back upstairs. “OK, go back to sleep, you miserable mutt,” I muttered.  She turned to look at me, wagging her tail.  “Smartass.”

I was up, so I got a cup of coffee, slumped into the Daddy Chair, and opened my laptop.  Four hours later Dr. Deb woke me up by kissing my forehead and asking me if I wanted a bagel.

At first I wasn’t happy, thinking I’d wasted four quiet hours, a gift for a writer. Then a wave of gratitude washed over me.  Sleep was the gift.

Sleep is free. Sleep clears your head. You can’t drink in your sleep. You can’t eat too much in your sleep. You can’t argue with someone in your sleep. Not being able to sleep is hell, but falling asleep on a couch or chair is heaven. Dreams are movies starring you.

Today I’ll be grateful for sleep.

Dogged Determination ©2018 & 2019 by Ken Montrose

Dogged Determination is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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