Pick Me Up!

COUNTING SHEEP

Lying in bed, I was desperate to get to sleep.

Despite it being the middle of the night, I was wide awake.

I’m so tired, I thought, getting irritated. I just want to be able to sleep.

As a non-sighted person who lives alone, if I don’t get my sleep, I find it hard to function and care for myself.

If I try to forget I’m trying to sleep, I, I reasoned with myself.

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