The Hawk West Desk Window 7:30pm
The murky sun of twilight
sets on My Sleep Deprivation —
I did row this morning,
My 10,000 Metres
but that was due to hype
more so than a proper night’s rest
& I hope as I have taken My Pills
two hours early
that I will resume
the normalcy
of sleep
The Hawk Window Seat 10:00am
This morning I told The Carpenters
“I have a Sleep Disorder — that’s why
I’m always in My Bathrobe –”
It’s true, It’s not a lie
or an exaggeration
I have to get My Eight Hours
uninterrupted
or I’m
shot
The Hawk Bathroom 2:22pm
Joanna’s Sleep Regimen:
Lithium Carbonate 300 mg
take 2 capsules @ bedtime
Synthroid 50 mcg
take 1 tablet once a day
Nova-Olanzapine 10 mg
take 1 tablet @ bedtime
Apo-Lorazepam 1 mg
take 1 tablet as needed*
* I have begun taking
this anxiolytic (Ativan) regularly @ bedtime
& IT HAS ROUNDED OUT
MY SLEEP
I NO LONGER WAKE UP EARLY
WITH JOLTS OF ANXIETY
I ATTRIBUTE THE ABOVE PRESCRIPTIONS
TO MY SLEEP RESTORATION
AND THUS
TO MY OVERALL WELL-BEING
Locked in The Cradle of Security
with Dr Blair’s soothing Right Hand
along My Left Forearm
My Window is open to The Shush of Southerly Waves
My Insides digest a pill of Olanzapine
& I Am Set Free
to Go To Sleep
Joanna Gilman Hyde 