Exhausted
Cat

Exhausted Cat with a drawn hand holding a cigarette

three hours of sleep and a cigarette i did not ask for

somebody keeps photographing this. drag sideways.
Exhausted Cat with a large takeaway coffee
cup four, still nothing
Exhausted Cat hitting an alarm clock
we do this every single morning
Exhausted Cat lit by a phone screen at night
two more minutes, he says
Exhausted Cat waving weakly
goodbye. see you in nine hours.

I am currently owed0hours of sleep, and the number goes up while you read this.

The tank

it has been like this since march

empty3 percentfull
written on a receipt in my pocket
CA: soon
Exhausted Cat close up

I am not sad and I am not annoyed. There is simply nothing left in there, and whatever used to refill it stopped showing up.

Somebody asks if I am okay. I say yes with a face that is very clearly saying otherwise.