Selfish Sleeper

"Middle of the Bed" - Lucy Rose



Indie Shuffle pulled this one out from under the covers and the first thought that came to mind was, "Hey, this is where I sleep too!" I laugh a lot at myself sometimes. How quickly my emotions change in the course of a day...

So, this is my set-up. My bed is pushed in a quaint corner directly behind this computer chair. I turned it to face the window because I was tired of being in the dark. I have the same yellow, green and lavender patterned comforter and pillowcases that I grabbed at Bed, Bath and Beyond nearly a decade ago. Stitches have come undone from all the wear and tear that quite a bit of cotton clumped together creating a few scattered lumps here and there. I've been using a thin, white sheet during these warm summer nights, but when it gets cold my plush red, Betty Boop blanket hugs me tight. She's been more dependable to me than these last five years.

In what little chances I get to sleep, I'm grown accustomed to being a selfish sleeper. I have a total of six pillows: Two for my head, one placed on each side of me to keep me safe from "falling," and the last two? Oh, those two I never use. One of them was reserved for a special someone, but this hasn't been the case in over a year. No one has used them since and I doubt anyone ever will, but yet even though they have no purpose I still keep them. They're carefully set aside every night. I guess I tend to overstock on a lot of things I no longer need.

I love feeling surrounded and being completely covered. I love wearing loose pjs and no socks. I love letting my hair rest over my pillow so I don't squish it under my heavy head and so I don't sweat under my neck during those blasted nightmares. I have a tiny nite-lite that remains on since I often wake up in the middle of the night and need it to keep me from getting disoriented. I move around a lot because I don't have to stay on "my side." There are no sides when the whole bed is mine. It's always been mine, but back then I was kind enough to share. I don't share anymore. This is the only way I know how to sleep.

Lyrics:

I sleep in the middle of the bed
You don't know, is it fine to hold my hand?
I sleep in the middle of the bed
Sun slips through my cold hands

Do you really want me back?
Do you really want me back?

Cause I'm over it, over you
All over the town they say I love you
I'm over it, I'm over you
All over the town
They say I love you, yeah
They says I always will


They say I love you, yeah
These wounds, they won't heal

I talk to myself at night
Better still when the lights are turned out
I talk inside my head
Better if nobody knows what I said

Do you really want me back?
Do you really want me back?

Cause I'm over it, over you
All over the town they say I love you
I'm over it, I'm over you
All over the town
They say I love you, yeah
They says I always will
They say I love you, yeah
These wounds, they won't heal

It's all over the town
You're spreading the rumors
It's all over the town
You're spreading the rumors

If you knew me at all
You should all know my answers
If you knew me at all
You should all know my answers
If you knew me at all
You should all know my answers
If you knew me at all
You should all know my answers

They say I love you, yeah
They says I always will
They say I love you, yeah
These wounds, they won't heal

They say I love you, yeah
They says I always will
They say I love you, yeah
These wounds, they won't heal

The sun slowly falls through

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