i slept
for twenty years and then awoke to wonder why.
i fell asleep for twenty more,
awoke, let out a sigh,
then slept again for thirty five more years.
now here i lie,
a man who slept my whole whole life through, i lay awake
to die.
Sep 25, 2013
Sep 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM UTC
i slept
for twenty years and then awoke to wonder why.
i fell asleep for twenty more,
awoke, let out a sigh,
then slept again for thirty five more years.
now here i lie,
a man who slept my whole whole life through, i lay awake
to die.
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