Bedtime Thoughts

 Bedtime Thoughts 

Bedtime thoughts should be relaxing, happy thoughts; those that bring peace and induce sleep. 

Not thoughts about everything you are worried about, that brings you stress. 

Causing sleepless nights and an endless stream of worry; that seems to run deep. 

Nothing seeming to distract from this train of thought; even counting sheep is useless. 

 

Bedtime thoughts should be of things that will cause you blissful sleep and sweet dreams. 

Focusing on the good people, places and things that bring you happiness, that make you smile. 

So, I wonder why me brain is so cruel to me, making me think of all the negative things at bedtime; my mind hated me it seems. 

Causing weird dreams that stir up even more doubts and fears and leaving me no way to change the channel; to turn the dial. 

 

Bedtime thoughts should not be more frustrating than the ones you have during the day. 

Yet often they are not the happy thoughts I would prefer to fall asleep to. 

Even when things are good, bedtime seems to be reserved for thoughts I otherwise distract myself from; always seem to work out that way. 

If only bedtime thoughts could always be happy thoughts; especially after beautiful, perfect days; I think that should be the natural law, don’t you?! 

 

-Angela Stull