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EternalMoonlightOfTheSpottyMin
EternalMoonlightOfTheSpottyMin

Full Steam Ahead

6:30am Good Morning. Ah, the wonderful feeling of that after christmas return to work day. Approximately 2 hours until I have to leave.

0 0 190 words
Hauxstar2013
Hauxstar2013

Can't Sleep

Nothing. You can't sleep, still can't unwind. Still nothing. You press rewind and delete the days events in your mind. Still nothing. Why can't I sleep. look at the damn time. Still nothing.

6 0 195 words
tetti2
tetti2

Patience

Work pressures grinding down , the sounds around echo your frowns, Sleep, rest you need time to play there is more to life at the end of the day.

20 14 92 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Tired And Irritable

Nightshift taken its toll. Grumpy Burr has returned. Cheering myself is my goal. But others may feel burned. Compassion is lacking,. My brain is lethargic. My Facade is cracking.

34 17 73 words
minxyMolly
minxyMolly

Need Sleep

I just want to sleep, It's what I most crave Is all that screech, To the noises surrounding me, I was up last night, Late at time, 12:30 I did drift off, Doing an essay to finish for today, Now it's...

38 21 93 words
Odd
Odd

Running On The Stand Still

Heavy breathing and moving feet, But the ground beneath them they never meet. Pumping hard, running fast... Staying still. How long will it last. I need to leave, I need to go.

16 0 80 words
sara_lou
sara_lou

Never Ending Fun!

Day one has been and gone I survived the day So's to say Caffeine has been my best friend I don't want the caffeine rush to end Broke my new rule in less than 8 hours... Brought work home...

8 8 71 words
Odd
Odd

A Saturday

(What I did today... I should have left that party earlier... And got more sleep, I should have gone back to that house later... To help clear up... The rest is obvious) Sanctity at last.

12 0 123 words
leelee101
leelee101

shutdown

Coolness and the stillness. Blessed relief for now. Will soon be replaced. By the sweat upon my brow. I take a little time. Before I have to start. And wonder why I didn't say.

30 6 85 words
redfae
redfae

Busy

July is our year end at work so i've been working late and stressing about deadlines. Sadly this has had an impact on my writing as I feel pretty drained and tired.

24 4 57 words
casualhero
casualhero

Morning Rush

M y day has begun, O nly 18 hours till bed!. R ushing around, N ever ready in time. I n the car now. N earing work. G etting pissy with traffic R ush through the door!!. U ndoing my jacket.

36 0 53 words
bryanrobertheap
bryanrobertheap

Churn

A week's holiday, Time well spent. Back to work now, Pay the rent. Alarm call shocker, Stomach churn. Face the music, Feel heartburn. Blackberry buzzing, Emails galore. Out of office, Failed once...

26 4 45 words
tgriffiths42
tgriffiths42

Mobile Phones

Sitting at my balcony four floors up Looking over the city, Music surrounding the room behind me As the wind comes to hit me.

6 1 169 words
leelee101
leelee101

Much

Won't be writing much today But please don't think me gone I can't resist, Opuss I'll miss It's just my day'll be long. And horrible and messy and tiring... Bloody work.

4 3 69 words
tgriffiths42
tgriffiths42

My Place To Escape

Do you have a place to escape to. My one puts everything in to perspective. Days like today are unusual. I feel like I have accomplished everything, and nothing.

10 5 288 words
bronevichok
bronevichok

Про Лёню Кравица

Добрый вечер, Кристина . Я разрываюсь между тем что бы сразу ответить тебе на письмо и поспать, и пожалуй совмещу эти два варианта. Буду засыпать, просыпаться писать пару строчек и засыпать снова.

0 0 566 words