• Bedtimes are given to you for a reason.
    8:30, 9:00, or even 10:00 if you’re lucky!
    But I think that the reason is just a dumb rule,
    'Cause kids that don’t stay up late are totally not cool.

    My bedtime’s at 8:45.
    I know, lame!
    Because all the third graders go to be at 9:08
    And so I figured I’d have to kick it up a notch
    So tonight I look at the clock.
    8:46, 8:47, 8:48.
    I thought,
    It’s getting passed my bedtime.
    It’s getting really late.
    I still need to keep trying ‘cause
    I really want to stay awake.

    But my bed’s so soft and my eyes start to flutter.
    I reasoned, maybe one quick blink won’t be so bad.
    So I blinked for a second, and then 5, and then 10.
    And then for a whole minute, 11 minutes after that.
    And then my blink stretched into 3 whole hours.
    I was in denial, refused to fall asleep.
    But soon 7 hours went by
    And I realized I was dead meat!

    How could I go to school
    And lie to all my friends
    And tell them I went to bed late? I didn’t!
    8:48 doesn’t count.
    And those blinks were kind of choppy naps.

    I’ve learned why parents invented bedtimes
    The reason is that
    We all need our sleep.
    If you’re tired, go to bed,
    Because your brain will get wrinkly
    And develop cobwebs.
    At least that’s what all the 3rd graders say.