Sleep Study

for the first part of my trick
I convince myself that it doesn’t matter
if you’re not tired, you should get in bed
in defeat at 9:00p like everyone almost forty.

In the second part of my trick I become an actor.
call my Fox, close the door, sound the crickets,
count back from one hundred the way it used to work and
lay my head, rehearsed

(my head is on my pillow and now I’ll go to sleep)
(my head is on my pillow and now I’ll go to sleep)
(my head is on my pillow and now I’ll go to sleep)

and then
oh, why do my eyes hurt did I leave the garage door open again why have I only dated women with divorced parents I should go somewhere for my birthday alien party bus
would I still have friends if I stopped drinking Mothman party bus I should go back to the antique store on Route 1 and buy the genie bottle I’m so glad they made smoking cool again.

and for the third part of my trick, it is morning.
I cannot possibly get out of bed again,
rehearsed.