And another one!

Child Care Provider Sanity Poem

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 preschool 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!
~ author unknown