Why Should I Sleep? Poem by Seema Aarella

Why should I sleep?
After the hustle and bustle
Of a dreary cacophonic day
When calm returns
With the dying sun
Shouldn’t I be awake?
To enjoy the break!


When night spreads
Its dark blanket
And wind hums
Sweet lullabies,
Slowly comes the moon
To charm wakeful babies!
Why should I sleep?

Is coming of the night
A celebration in the skies
The moon’s garden is lit
With shimmering starlight
What’s the theme tonight?
Glitter-glitter, glow-glow! ! !
I would like to know!

What is the night’s plan?
Just be there and be gone!
Or nature’s secret meeting
Serious talks and social sermon
Reports of people resting and not
Emergency service for insomniac lot
I like to sneak into their plot! ! !

I couldn’t think of slumber
With a night as alive as day
Till late midnight I put up the fight
Couldn’t hold on to my resolve
And the secret agents came
Cast a spell of desire for rest
I didn’t know when I dozed away!