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The Pleasure of Sleep

upon waking from a splendid plunge into the depths of deep dreamy restful sleep anchors away set adrift this body electric, which succombed instantaneously (without counting sheep) nor joining the make belive rank and file world with the likes of little bo peep an immediate notion arose to latch onto and ignore this most delightful, flight of fancy deed (not dirty nor done dirt cheap), but a natural function one cannot overdose nor excede the USDA quotidian requirement, where cares and concerns of an uncertain world freed yet an asolute bare necessity for stayin' alive plus richly textured unrivaled vista devoid of greed additionally cost and gluten free, NON GMO, zero caloric effortless need (words of caution to take seriously to heart), and note that if one doth not yield, but sure to read the small print affixed like a label each mind forcing to squeeze out every metaphorical drop of open eyed juice perhaps resorting to meth or speed that silent slurred speech, physical lashing, head dropping fatique will invite Halloween aparitions, delusions, grand hallucinations, et cetera as if one smoked wacky weed the forces of anatomical and physiological heft will take charge ahoy and blast at top notch nautical surge, will wrest control against blistering, festering against withering heights delivering balms away at feeble attempts to retain losing battle to remain alert oh boy no matter how much effort summoned, (even feigning wakefulness as a decoy) the trappings of oblivion i.e. sinking into profound dreamland, whether an individual ascribes to be Jew or goy which Maxwell House maxim “the key to better relationships may be more sleep” no mortal ought to take lightly, but pay heed lest the grim reaper doth creep stealthily and scythe lent lee steal a haggard skiff of flesh and bone whereat corporeal essence no more will there be for the soul to keep.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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