Prayer of a parent

Now I lay down to sleep
I pray to keep my sanity
For if I do not find peace,
I’m pretty sure I’ll lose my mind

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I pray I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family troubles
May I lie back and not always think
About what they are arguing about

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Or who they’re with, or where they go
And what they’re doing to each other
I pray for time to myself
Oh it feels as though something fell off the shelf

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To lay in my nice soft bed
Something did actually fall off
Some silent moments for goodness sakes
Did I just hear a window break?

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And I don’t have to cook and clean
I know I have the right to dream
Now as I lay down to sleep
My pray to my wits to keep me

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