Have you ever been so tired
that you thought
you would sleep-walk
out the third-floor window?
Or fall asleep in a sand trap
while playing golf?
That sand looks so smooth
when the only thing missing in your life
is a good night’s sleep.
Technically, that’s not true
as there is always something missing
unless you are Buddha or an Anal-Retentive Asshole
who keeps track of their shit.
The point is
little things matter
more than the so-called big things
when you don’t have them.
It’s hot and heavy outside
and
the humidity has made humanity
tired.
They don’t say anything
or express anything
It’s frustrating.
Everybody is asleep
while they walk around
and do nothing.
The girls who like to have fun
and the boys who are interesting
become like my parents.
If you are tired
the existential questions don’t matter
I remember…
when I went to sleep at midnight
and woke up at 3:30 AM
to work in the dark.
Those were dark days
and when I quit
I got good sleep.
In my unprofessional opinion
most mental illness can be cured with 10 hours of sleep.
If the world actually slept
we would be kinder to each other.
I am getting ready
to go to work
for a new year.
Summertime, is finally over.
I’m adjusting back
to 4 AM
so I can write every morning.
Stealing sleep is a crime
considering
the US Government does it
to torcher terrorists.
Teenagers
do it willingly.
Sleep is my best friend.
I read a story in 1st grade
about a lazy guy who had brilliant ideas when he slept
but he was always falling asleep on the job
and bad things happened to him.
The moral of this story was against the sin of sloth,
but I rather thought
it would be great
to come up with grand ideas
in my dreams.
I love to sleep. I can’t wait to climb into my bed or relax in my recliner and just drift off. There’s nothing like it. There’s always one or two existential assholes who ask “How can you say you like sleep? You are sleeping; how can you be aware?” To them I say “Shut the fuck up and let me sleep. And turn off the light on your way out!”
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I wish I was a cat–then, I could sleep 20 hours a day, and life would still be meaningful.
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