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I Can’t Today, I Just Can’t

Stefani Vader
2 min readMar 12, 2019

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I can’t sleep. I’m like a walking zombie.

My head is pounding, my back is throbbing, and all I want to do is curl up into a ball and sob hysterically.

Except I’m too damn tired.

I’ve gone three nights now with about 2 hours of sleep each night. It’s almost as though I feel my body shutting down.

I don’t normally drink, but I’m considering going to the store to buy some alcohol. Maybe if I have a drink, I can pass out and sleep. Melatonin? Yeah, does nothing. Sleep meds wire me.

It hurts to blink and takes all my energy to keep my eyes open, but if I give in and let them close, sleep will not come, so there’s no point.

I want someone to place their magic healing hands on me to allow me to sleep. I don’t know what it will take, but I’ve got too much crap to do today, and none if it will get done if I don’t at least get in a nap.

I’m whinny, I’m cranky. But, I’ve gone for 71 days without missing a day of getting up to write, so here I am. You’re stuck with me.

I should not go anywhere today or I might snap someone’s head off.

I would be dangerous on the road behind the wheel, yet have errands to run.

PLEASE…

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Stefani Vader
Stefani Vader

Written by Stefani Vader

Lover of reading and writing. Hater of retail work. Small fish in a big pond, learning as I go.

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