Sleep

Writhing in pain I

find it hard to sleep

so the mind wanders

wondering, Why sleep?

Sleep studies suggest

it is needed for

repair and order

of body function.

Mind function’s at once

addressed, to process

unresolved feelings,

thoughts, wants . . . stresses of

biochemistry,

like adrenalin 

and cortisone

storing guilt and grief.

Evidence points out,

lack of sleep likely

contributes to dis-

ease, forming disease.

On the other hand,

it turns out, the more

we relax, the less

sleep we seem to need.

So the why of sleep

points directly to

its how: find your way

of relaxation . . .

I but watch my wandering mind wonder.

Sooner or later words put me to sleep.