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Uncomfortable Comfortability
I can’t sleep.
I lay awake at night staring at the empty ceiling,
As if I’m waiting for it to talk.
My eyes and brain are at a war,
I’m so tired but my mind won’t shut off,
I just want to fall asleep,
Except I don’t.
Going to bed means waking up and
Waking up means I have to face another day.
I don’t even want to think about having to face tomorrow,
And the fact that after tomorrow,
There are so many more tomorrows after that.
Naps have turned into my best friend,
I don’t have to worry about waking up in a new day,
After a nap, I wake up in the same day,
A day I’m familiar with.
An uncomfortable comfortability.
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This piece is about the struggle of not being able to sleep at night. It talks about a person who is lying awake, staring at the ceiling, feeling tired but unable to turn off their mind. They dread going to bed because it means facing a new day, and they're overwhelmed by the thought of many more days to come. Naps are a temporary escape because they wake up in the same day, which feels more manageable. It's a feeling of uneasy comfort