Bedtime

My bedtime varies; what does not’s
The nightly bed routine –
Wash face, brush teeth and TCB –
You must know what I mean.

I slap some anti-wrinkle cream
Upon my skin, although
Of course it doesn’t work;
(My trusty mirror tells me so.)

My nightgown is already on
So all that’s left to do
Is hit the sack and close my eyes
With dreamland to pursue.

Though many read or bathe before
They trundle off to bed,
I’m often so exhausted
That I’m hanging by a thread.

So bedtime is a welcome thing
But please make no mistake
For somehow, three hours later,
I’m annoyingly awake.