Senior-Ella

(With sincerest apologies to Messrs. Rodgers & Hammerstein)

Three hours ago I last peed

And it trickled out slow but alright

And all I can say

Is I hope and I pray

That some day

I can sleep through the night

Yes three hours ago I sat here

Forlorn that my future’s not bright

As I enter my Golden Years

I have those olden fears

I will not sleep through the night

I may never again sleep through the night

I am empty

I’ve no more pee

And I want to get back into bed

I get cranky

If I don’t see

Pleasant dreams floating throughout my head

So three hours ago I did pee

And I’m hoping to last till it’s light

I know I would feel great

If I don’t dehydrate

And fate let me sleep through the night

And I lay here with eyes wide open

While my body desires its rest

With bladder I tussle

And squeeze kegel muscle

To stay in my feathery nest

Please just let me stay in my nice warm nest

For I’m empty

I’ve no more pee

And I want to get back into bed

I get cranky

If I don’t see

Pleasant dreams floating throughout my head

But still nothing can stop the urges

And I know that I’ll soon lose the fight

So I kick off the top sheet

And shuffle on tired feet

Resigned I won’t sleep through this night

Then I climb back onto my mattress

But already something is not right

In my bed every now and then

Thoughts of a future when

I will sleep through the night.

I will one day again sleep   through   the   night!

(Alarm clock rings!)