Watching Videos Poem by Jonathan Goldman a.k.a JGthepoet

I sit me down in my armchair,
Towards my T.V. I do stare,
To watch the Soaps is my desire,
But asleep I’ll fall as my eyes do tire.

It is the norm, for weeks it’s been,
To keep awake to watch those scenes,
It’s harder now, as I grow older,
Watch out! My head nods towards my shoulder.

Was it the meal, or the heated room
That makes me relax in my own home?
Or the soporific atmosphere within
That makes me relax within my skin?

Why must I sleep when I wish to see
Television recorded daily by me?
Why do I record these programmes so,
When I begin to watch them, to sleep I go?

Several hours later I do awake,
And then to my bed, my body I take.
I have not seen those Soaps today,
Because I fell asleep as they began to play.

© Jonathan Goldman [JGthepoet] - 22 November 2005