I Wanted to Sleep

by Harshita Das aged 10

I wanted to sleep
I was really sleepy
And I wanted to sleep
And then the van came
And woke me up with its beep, beep
I was really drowsy
And I went to bed
And then I woke myself
By bumping my head
And then I hit the pillow
Dreaming about my best buddy
And then mum had to wake me up
By calling me to study
Oh!!! Thank god
It was getting night
Nobody was letting me sleep
It was not even right
At night I slept sleepily
Dreaming a few dreams
They were about alive pens
And pizzas and ice-cream
And when I finally had some peace
Our cat decided to come around
And I was woken up
By the cat’s dreadful sound
The next morning, I wondered
That if anyone would let me sleep
Will the van go crazy?
And do its usual beep, beep?
Then I remembered that there was school
And I had to go there
I would be so sleepy
It wasn’t even fair
When I came back
There was no one around
Now I could sleep
And there would be no sound
Finally I slept
And I slept like a log
There was no cat
There was no dog
And when I woke up
It was late night
This can’t be good
This can’t be right
Is tomorrow school??
I don’t even know
What was I dreaming about????????
An arrow and a bow???
Is tomorrow school?
If tomorrow there is school
I am in big trouble
If not, then I am cool
Oh, that was all a dream
I forgot to tell you that
There was not a dog
Or any cat!!!!!!!!!

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