fighting sleep i want to stay awake with God my eyes sinking in quicksand talking in long stretched yawns sleep will not catch me i must stay awake or i will forget who i am another cup of coffee another ciggerette there is work to do sleep must get out of my way i attack sleep with cold water i have been up for five days i see God i no longer have any sense of self immersed,emerged,exhausted on the sixth day i collapse and i sleep for 26 hours and i dream of woman
Reason for writing:
lonely
Birth sign: Virgo
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