I know that
the sun will
still shine fine.

But that
ain’t how
it feels now.

I know life
will return from
winters revenge,
and when
spring
comes back again
that vitamin D
that I need
will replenish me.

But the days
keep getting shorter.
The nights keep
getting colder
and I keep feeling
older and older.

I know I will
feel less stressed,
depressed,
and ill
when I get
a night’s sleep.

But at this moment
work is keeping
my sleepy time,
rest for my mind
hours behind
this long shift.