less than a dollar

i microdose sleep
like a pro
little sips
just the tip

i’d tell you about
the dreams
if they’d ever
visit me

but i wake more
than i slumber
the night
a black hole
of mystery

all the pennies
i threw in the trash
over the years

maybe if i’d
saved them up
i could afford
to enter the
contest

& win the
gold ribbon
on this quest
for just a little
r e s t