5 AM

5 AM

Is a bad time

To pause and reflect.

To look yourself

In your dead,

Tired eyes,

And consider the

Utter meaninglessness

Of all your work,

Of all your blood

And sweat

And tears:

Your time invested

In a mediocre masterpiece

Slated for a

Most imminent

Destruction.

Yes, 5 AM

Is a bad time

To realize

How much you care

About yourself:

Your grades,

Your life,

Your ambitions,

Your momentary,

Unimportant

Experiences

In this vast,

Vast world.

To wonder

When you became

So self-absorbed,

And to wish

It were not so,

That it wasn't late,

And you weren’t tired,

And life wasn't so

Unreasonably difficult.

Then again, 5 AM is a bad time to be awake in general.

You should go to sleep.