“Dreadfully Drained” By Jayne King

I am pleased to publish the below poem, “Dreadfully Drained” by Jayne King. For Jayne’s poem, “Sleepless 1 and 2” please visit http://newauthoronline.com/2016/01/30/sleepless-1-and-2-by-jayne-king/.

—

On the sofa I’m falling asleep,
But in bed I lay awake.
Why this bizarre occurance?
Life’s no piece of cake.

Work is so draining,
Everyone wants a piece of me.
I’m merely human, you know?
Why can’t they just let me be?

This can’t be all to life,
Please, someone tell me there’s more.
People are...