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It was so hard for me to sleep.<\/p>\n

If the Creator had not created in us the ability to fall asleep, the world would have been filled with sleep junkies: Men and women and girls and boys who are permanently high on the severe dose of sleep deprivation and yet they cannot sleep.<\/p>\n

That is torture. I guess that must have been what insomniacs experience every night. The inability to conjure sleep can be due to several reasons, I learnt. But none of them is in my system.<\/p>\n

Neither do I drink wine nor gin; mineral water nor soda water; Umqombothi https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umqombothi <\/a>nor Sapele water.https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Sapele_water<\/a><\/p>\n

Mercy found me. I do not need any substance to lull me into a deep sleep. Are there other underlying reasons why I could not find my sleep? https:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/sleep\/sleep-disorders-and-problems.htm<\/a> \"\"<\/p>\n

Maybe. Anyway, I am not in the mood to explore those reasons. But, pray, why couldn’t I find my beauty sleep? I did not understand why.<\/p>\n

I tossed.<\/p>\n

I turned.<\/p>\n

I tossed.<\/p>\n

I turned.<\/p>\n

I sought that elusive perfect spot on my sheets. My bed creaked under my little weight because of the anger with which I tossed and turned. My spouse was quite oblivious to my plight.<\/p>\n

She was fast asleep.<\/p>\n

Envy enveloped me. I wished it was the runaway sleep that had found me.<\/p>\n

My mind was racing. My brain was in a marathon. It was really hard to find the elusive sleep. Gosh! What have I done? Have I sinned? What was happening?<\/p>\n

Oh, God, please I need my beauty sleep.<\/p>\n

I need my beauty sleep.<\/p>\n

I need my beauty sleep.<\/p>\n

My mind screamed persistently.<\/p>\n

I lay me down and sleep and awake because the Lord sustained me.<\/p>\n

I whispered a verse in Psalm 3. My mind was focused on the verse and I must have repeated it a million times before I slipped away.<\/p>\n

My spouse stroked my cheek gently until I was awake. She reminded me about the Poetry Marathon.<\/p>\n

Oh, I smiled easily as the flood gate opened.<\/p>\n

I have been consumed by the thoughts, the preparation and the expectations of participating in my first Poetry Marathon.<\/p>\n

Hmmm, so this is why it was so so hard for me to sleep?<\/p>\n

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