I Think My New Sleep App’s Mistaken

I think my new sleep app’s mistaken
Perhaps its early days yet
But each morning when I awaken
It’s so confident on how I am set.

It tells me I sleep like a penguin
Lightly and on the alert
Should eggs I protect be taken
By predators out to subvert.

Yet my history begs to differ
I’m known for sleeping quite deep
To wake me, there’s little tougher
Than loud bells, an alarm, a car’s beep.

I slept through a storm one winter
Our shed flew into the street
Roof tiles gone and pergola a-splinter
Yet my dreaming continued so sweet.

So this penguin ain’t much of a lifeguard
My app must review its plan
A few more sleeps are bound for its scorecard
Before I become the app’s fan!

_{(c) Dennis Ryle January 2025}