Vijaya Sundaram

Poet, Musician, Teacher, and Amateur Visual Artist

The Tao of Tiredness

The Tao of Tiredness
©January 18th, 2017
By Vijaya Sundaram

I waste time like there’s no tomorrow
I borrow from my future, wandering
In place, as I squander the Now,
And scatter my largesse
To the fainting hours.

I sit, and let my cells multiply
And die, as I contemplate
What the present holds,
As I hold a glass of water
And stare at nothing.

I resist sleep, and resist action.
I resist factions and subtract
Any attempt at thought
From what I ought to do
I must be content, but I’m spent.
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