"I Pray My Sanity To Keep" A poem for mom's

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep. 

For if some peace I do not find, 

I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind. 

I pray I find a little quiet 

Far from the daily family riot 

May I lie back--not have to think 

about what they're stuffing down the sink, 

or who they're with, or where they're at 

and what they're doing to the cat. 

I pray for time all to myself 

(did something just fall off a shelf?)
To cuddle in my nice, soft bed 

(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!) 

Some silent moments for goodness sake 

(Did I just hear a window break?) 

And that I need not cook or clean-- 

(well heck, I've got the right to dream) 

Yes now I lay me down to sleep, 

I pray my wits about me keep, 

But as I look around I know-- 

I must have lost them long ago!

-Unknown