It's Bedtime

Mommy calls out, “It’s bedtime, little peep!”  But I don’t feel I’m ready for sleep

“Please, not just yet,” to mom I say, I am wide awake and still want to play

Even so, mom starts to clean toys, that’s the first step for young girls and boys

I’m not quite done with this, a ball I borrow.  Mom says, “Ah ah, it will be here tomorrow”

I go down the hall, dad brushes my teeth, it takes too long, three minutes at least!

Then crammed into jammies that somehow feel smaller, everyone tells me, “You’ve gotten taller!”

And now it’s time to read a nice book, but it’s done too soon, I want one more look

Mommy sighs and says, “Only one more time.”  This part of bedtime is just so sublime

Mom shuts the book, the rocking chair slows, what’s coming next, everyone knows

“It’s time to get in your crib, Sleepy head”.  I wriggle, and giggle, and squiggle instead

Two gentle hands, lay me down, rub my head.  Hmm, maybe I am ready for bed

But wait, I can still do some clapping, and if you look close, my foot, it is tapping

Mommy is tired, but she gets the giggles, she must be laughing at all my wiggles

“Be still” she continues, “And get some rest.”  I put on a smile, my sweetest and best

“I love you sweet child, sleep tight little one.”  I know my time for tricks is done

My parents whisper as they leave the room, “I think our child will be asleep soon”

“Oh wait! Not so fast,”  I try to outcry.  “Now I’m hungry and my throat feels so dry”

I see my mommy shrug her shoulder.  “And does this room feel a little colder?”

Daddy tells me I’m trying to protest, but I need a snack before I can rest

Warm milk, some cheese, and three ice creams, “That’s too much, you will have strange dreams”

To stay up later it was worth a shot, I thought I would win, but in fact I did not

Two crackers and water calmed my tummy, I am back in bed now, wrapped like a mummy

“No more excuses,” My parents say, “You must save it all for another day”

It’s so hard for boys and girls to stop, on our list of to-dos, sleep is not at the top

A few more thumps and bumps and cries, but soon I give way to tired sighs

I guess a short snooze sounds kind of okay, so now I must get in just the right way

My knees tucked under, my backside perched here, nose smashed down, with my blankie near

My right thumb twisted just like this, my teddy bear, Roosevelt, needs a kiss

My ankles turned inward, and elbows out. My hair parted down the middle, or else I’ll shout

My arms crisscrossed, my feet face the door, slight bend of the toes… almost got it….

SNORE!