Don't Fall Asleep
3.34 am
A 4th mug of coffee packed to the brim with sugar, a single room lit up in the quiet, somber household
Slowly blinking, reading, absorbing, forgetting...
Eliminating all distractions til the world slowly fades away
And all that’s left is the book drowsy eyes gaze upon
That book tells the tale of an entire future, it is the key to success
So don’t fall asleep
Time is running thin,
Eliminate useless things from your system, entertainment, social life,
anything that doesn’t serve a long time purpose is time wasted
Your colleagues and friends become your worst enemies
Whom you must sacrifice for the perfect score
Perfect scores resemble 1s and 0s like the code
slowly being hardwired into human brains, replacing emotions completely
Juggle extra activities, advanced classes and basic human needs
like a deranged, panicked, sleep deprived circus clown
If days fall short, sacrifice nights
Rest will come after this job, the next job, the one after that, and after that…
So, don’t fall asleep
The world measures worth based on 1s and 0s
Drowning students in exams of alphabet soup
Examined over and over
Results recorded, like guinea pigs
performing an experiment of survival and success
Success, determined through a brutal race for #1
Which guinea pig is the most resilient? Who worked the hardest? Who had the most drive?
Who stayed up the longest, who sacrificed the most, who endured the most panic attacks the sleepless nights the endless hours watching mom’s dinner come pouring out because their body was afraid,
because they were afraid
who gave the most of their emotions and sanity in return for information and a perfect score on a sheet of paper.
In return for getting by and not falling to the bottom
For knowing that years of studying to ensure financial security
are payed back with years of therapy to restore mental stability
Only the worthy can
Fall just above disappointment and failure
Are you worthy?
Or will you fall just a bit short
So..again..I urge you, don’t fall asleep