last night

i awoke last
night, 3am

stomach hurt
burned a little
too

went to the fridge
drank a few mouth
fulls of milk right
from the carton

shuffled back
to bed

wide awake now

my white cat curled
up tight on my bedspread
glowed subtly in the
faint streaming light
from the window

crawled in bed
trying not to
distupt the cat's slumber

i lay there
mind going
too fast for
my own good

the creeping fear
of uncertainty clawed
at my subconsciousness

the rednumbered digital
clock stared at me
reproving

rolled over on my right side
facing the wall

prayed

i think
hoping to fall a sleep

my stomach
burned a little

bunched the
pillows around my

head

squeezed my eyes & willed
sleep to come--

it played coy

a muffled throat mew told me
to settle down

i tried

sleep played
hard to get