One ton. Nope not quite. But it feels close. Lying in bed with a rubber nose. Box spring crashes because I’m too fat. Now why would I want to live like that? Medicine bottles laying on their sides Do nothing for the way I feel inside. Just give me some water and I’ll drown the pain Nope, can’t do it. There’s my conscience again. Restless, sleepless, tossing and turning. This endless battle has my heart burning. Apnea, deprivation, My blood has no oxygenation. I can’t sleep, I can’t stay awake Why is my body involved in this quake? Is this all my future beholds? **** this **** of getting old. You bet your *** I’m mad Wouldn’t you be if this was the life you had? The only things that keep me going Are young, sweet and unknowing Their lives are the peachy and oblivious kind Wish I could remember when that was mine.