Now I lay me down to sleep, <br />I pray my sanity to keep. <br />For if some peace I do not find, <br />I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind. <br /> <br />I pray I find a little quiet, <br />Far from the daily family riot. <br />May I lie back and not have to think <br />About what they're stuffing down the sink, <br /> <br />Or who they're with, or where they're at <br />And what they're doing to the cat. <br />I pray for time all to myself <br />(did something just fall off a shelf?) <br /> <br />To cuddle in my nice, soft bed <br />(Oh no, another goldfish-dead!) <br />Some silent moments for goodness sake <br />(Did I just hear a window break?) <br /> <br />And that I need not cook or clean <br />(well heck, I've got the right to dream) <br />Yes now I lay me down to sleep, <br />I pray my wits about me keep, <br />But as I look around I know, <br />I must have lost them long ago!<br /><br />Bridgid Patrick<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/parent-s-prayer/
