Closed for Repairs

Sleep is work. Attend bedside,
Someone sleeping, anyone
Young and healthy, child, adult,

Hell, even a dog will do.
For a while, all seems peaceful,
But then, even without dreams,

Even without restlessness,
Just body simply breathing,
You begin to realize

How the sleeper’s hard at work,
Body down for maintenance,
Tangled up, ticking over.