The Trouble with Bed
Sitting for hours helps you push up the flowers
Time spent flat in bed, we should all dread
Hours spent in cars is like flying to Mars
Tight clothes and socks leads to blood clots
Infections spread when we are tucked up in bed
Morning eyes are swollen and sensation is stolen
Blood sugar rises as bed seals diabetics demises
Muscles weaken before we awaken to surprises
The heart beats harder and faster at night
Breathing in bed is laboured and tight
Occasionally stopping giving partners a fright
Cold hands and feet for hours at night
Snoring out warnings that all is not right
Veins become swollen with fluid seeping out
Limbs swell with oedema and ulcers are rife
As we get older bed governs our life
Digestive disorders as food moves more slowly
Toxins build up as kidneys barely function
Bowles compacted with food undigested
Waking up bloated and feeling poorly rested
Insomniacs awareness that beds are not safe
Pressure sores weeping as skin starts to chafe
Sweating profusely our bodies overheat
Depression and memory and thoughts of defeat
Morning or night-time paralysis interrupting our slumber
Trips to the bathroom, too many to number
Balance problems on rising and room spinning round
Why does this happen when we sleep so sound
Yet we are advised by Doctors to take to our bed
Saying the evidence is clear it is all in our head
But sleeping disorders speak volumes instead
That the evidence is clear it is all in our bed!
Andrew K Fletcher 04/09/17
Are you suffering from Flat Bed Syndrome?