I am not here<\/p>\n
I am not there<\/p>\n
At this point, my brain feels like it’s going no where<\/p>\n
I’m too groggy to think<\/p>\n
Too tired to care<\/p>\n
I just want my bed and pillow<\/p>\n
The hell with the end zone<\/p>\n
My soul, however, wants something quite different<\/p>\n
It screams let’s finish this, you dip shit<\/p>\n
It bullies the brain with memories of never finishing what we started<\/p>\n
The brain begins to cry, it is fainthearted<\/p>\n
The soul pokes the brain and calls it a quitter<\/p>\n
The bitter brain beats about<\/p>\n
While the spritely spirit stomps and shout<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, my body is full of caffeine rage<\/p>\n
Muttering under its breath to all shut the fuck up and stay the hell awake<\/p>\n
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