Sleep Talking

You know, despite having very little sleep, sometimes you just aren't tired, even after that long day, all that work you've done... you're tired, but not noticeably so. In any case, you're more awake than you were earlier, although technically, it doesn't mean you are. Suddenly talking about sleep sounds like a good idea. Just a little while longer, you'll say. You just need to finish this or that. A few more things, over the other side. Tiredness was an odd thing. Never stable, although maybe that's partly why. Your brain's overworked, longing for that bed, those blankets, that stretch... but you put it off. Yeah, soon. In a minute. An hour. It always caught up with you, but you could never catch up with it. That was the downside to sleep.

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