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That overworked, unbearable feeling
A malaise, an inability to comprehend
The misunderstandings of normalcy
The attack on the body and mind
Carelessly and haphazardly tossing
Any bit of sanity into an abyss of black
An empty hole, where darkness overtakes
Your eyes, battling to remain aware, losing
Drifting off into a common nightmare
Replaying again and again, skipping
Like a broken record, struggling
To gain an even ground, never
Finding the way to regain, the vigor
Of energy dissolved, you breathe
Beaten down, until you collapse
From the weariness of trying
To defeat the undefeatable
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