Shorter rest but better score
(my device rates my sleep each night).
Better REM for sure!
I heard a faint squeaking in my ear—
it was my rapid eye movements projecting colored light
onto my slumber’s screen. I got a better score,
because I was letting my genome’s lore
whisper Strangers in the Night
to me. Better REM for sure!
I'm disappointed that I don’t remember
my dreams better—is the light they try
to shed on my life counted in my score—
or only the monsters I implore
with strobed gaze to stay away from me at night,
the rapidity of my eye movements outracing them for sure?
Only remembering how much I adore
my rest, even without a night light.
My sleep was briefer, but my score was better.
Better REM for sure!
