When knuckles crack
And spine snaps
Front to back
The lack
Of sleep
Ages me
And I sit wearily
Wary and waiting
For the next cup of coffee
To rouse me
Cheap breakfast sandwich
As breaks squeal and sound this
Wednesday morning stress
Fifteen minutes away
From starting the day
Then it is ten to twelve
Hours before the self
Is allowed to emerge
They purge me
Of anything that makes me me
Fifteen minutes back
To the big mac
And another ten or twenty
Depending on how the traffic rolls
Fast or slow
You know
All I want to do is hit the sheets
**** my ***** swollen feet
Just let me sleep