sleep deprivation

(BlogFest2012 prompt: A reason for a sleepless night submitted by Susan)

Sleep.
So important for my health.
But, how am I supposed to sleep,
When my worries keep me awake?

I can't sleep when I worry about my daughter.
And the fact that she faints.
Or, at times, feels like she might.
Like the other morning.
When she smashed her thumb.
Within the confines of the dishwasher.
Which caused her extreme pain.
And the sense she was going to lose consciousness.
She was upset.
And I was concerned.
So, how can I possibly sleep?

I can't sleep when I worry about my young adult son.
When, after watching the movie Perks of Being a Wallflower.
He felt overly depressed.
He wanted to cry.
And not just a tear or two.
But really cry.
Because he related to the storyline.
To a specific character.
And the sadness of it all.
So, how can I possibly sleep?

I can't sleep when I worry about my youngest son.
And the fact that he's been harassed.
Bullied.
By people he thought were his friends. 
He wonders what he did wrong.
What he didn't do right.
He thinks about what makes a good friend.
And where he can find one.
So, how can I possibly sleep?

Sleep.
So important for my health.
But, how am I supposed to sleep,
When my worries keep me awake?