Middle of the Night
Just me, my dog, and my dreams
In the middle of the night
I sit and write without the lamplight
My dog napping on the chair beside me
I feel the chill of the air-conditioned air
The soft neck-tickle of my hair
And the pull of sleep to the nth degree
While entranced by the computer screen
I struggle to obey the inevitable urging
From my humanness calling for sleeping