When you are dead tired
When you are so exhausted you cannot stand
When you feel tired deep within your bones
When you wake up after a long sleep and you are still tired
When you can sleep all night and day indefinitely
Like when running a series of wind sprints
Like going on a hike for several miles
While holding something in your hands
Like preparing for camp in the rain
Just before dark and before eating
Like waking up from sleeping
All night on your hand
Like watching an entire series of TV shows
Without a break
Like fasting for 3 days
And still doing your normal work
Like trying to run after
Eating potatoes or drinking alcohol
Like trying to run a race in the afternoon
After doing squats that morning
Like when you are woken up at 4 am
And having to do intense exercise before breakfast
Like running 10 miles uphill
Like when you come back from work at 5am
And have to wait 4 more hours to get into urgent care
Like running up and down stairs for an hour
Like writing a research paper
The night before it is due
Like trying to climb up a rope
Or do a pull-up
Like constantly doing chores
While training to be a leader
Like when your clothes are all
Soaked through with sweat
Like when you are so hot at night
That you sweat all the way through your sheets
Like having mononucleosis and hydrating so much
That you have to urinate every half hour
Like getting less than 3 hours sleep
So you can finish polishing your boots
Like being so tired that even being terrified
Does not even keep you awake
Like being so tired
You have to pry your eyes open
To stay awake
Like working all night on a design
And finding out in the morning
You have to do it again from scratch
Like getting up early for surgery
But not being able to eat or drink
Like prepping for a colonoscopy the night before
Like cooking all night
And doing a full day of school afterwards
Like trying to focus on studying
When having a pink eye infection
Like when your knee pops out of place
Like when your hand starts to freeze
Due to holding your metal cane
Like having your hand cramp up from using a crane
But having much farther to go
Like when you walk home with groceries so heavy
That you have to stop after 2 steps
Like when you have done so many push-ups
That you arms fail on you
Like running 5 miles in the afternoon
After skipping lunch every day
This is an rough illustration of how tired
The medicine I take for Schizophrenia makes me
The military prepare me well
To deal with being tired all the time
When you are so exhausted you cannot stand
When you feel tired deep within your bones
When you wake up after a long sleep and you are still tired
When you can sleep all night and day indefinitely
Like when running a series of wind sprints
Like going on a hike for several miles
While holding something in your hands
Like preparing for camp in the rain
Just before dark and before eating
Like waking up from sleeping
All night on your hand
Like watching an entire series of TV shows
Without a break
Like fasting for 3 days
And still doing your normal work
Like trying to run after
Eating potatoes or drinking alcohol
Like trying to run a race in the afternoon
After doing squats that morning
Like when you are woken up at 4 am
And having to do intense exercise before breakfast
Like running 10 miles uphill
Like when you come back from work at 5am
And have to wait 4 more hours to get into urgent care
Like running up and down stairs for an hour
Like writing a research paper
The night before it is due
Like trying to climb up a rope
Or do a pull-up
Like constantly doing chores
While training to be a leader
Like when your clothes are all
Soaked through with sweat
Like when you are so hot at night
That you sweat all the way through your sheets
Like having mononucleosis and hydrating so much
That you have to urinate every half hour
Like getting less than 3 hours sleep
So you can finish polishing your boots
Like being so tired that even being terrified
Does not even keep you awake
Like being so tired
You have to pry your eyes open
To stay awake
Like working all night on a design
And finding out in the morning
You have to do it again from scratch
Like getting up early for surgery
But not being able to eat or drink
Like prepping for a colonoscopy the night before
Like cooking all night
And doing a full day of school afterwards
Like trying to focus on studying
When having a pink eye infection
Like when your knee pops out of place
Like when your hand starts to freeze
Due to holding your metal cane
Like having your hand cramp up from using a crane
But having much farther to go
Like when you walk home with groceries so heavy
That you have to stop after 2 steps
Like when you have done so many push-ups
That you arms fail on you
Like running 5 miles in the afternoon
After skipping lunch every day
This is an rough illustration of how tired
The medicine I take for Schizophrenia makes me
The military prepare me well
To deal with being tired all the time