There was a young man who worked from nine to five.
He'd get home, turn on the TV, and try to unwind.
He binge-watched a TV show season, but it was fine,
until he came from work the next day and binged one more time.
He'd get up only to satisfy his appetite,
ate and watched seasons with all his might.
The TV still on, he'd collapse on the couch at night
He even stopped going out on weekends for air and daylight.
In all this time, his social life disappeared.
All his friends say he'd gotten weird.
He gained massive weight and an ungroomed beard,
and became everything his mother feared.
Years went by and nothing was new,
other than his belly and beard which drastically grew.
One day he wished to see his favorite series completely through
like it was the first time, but in a blink of an eye,
since he had a lot of backed-up work to do.
Later that night a hooded figure in black knocked right on cue,
Mr. TV woke up, "What the hell? It's almost two!"
He opened the door, "Who the hell are you?"
"I'm here to grant the wish made earlier by you."
"Wish? Are you a genie? What do you mean?"
"I'm a wish granter to some, and in your case indeed."
"Ok weirdo, who are you? Come clean."
"You wished to watch all your favorite TV in a blink, I believe."
"Yes!" All my favorite shows in a blink of an eye!"
"Very well." The figure removed its hood, and Mr. TV fell,
holding his heart, "Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?!"
"Your entire life will be a flash right before you die.
And done. You've seen your favorite shows in a blink of an eye."
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Sleepless: A Collection of Weird Stories
TerrorSleepless is an ongoing collection of short stories and one-sentence stories inspired by my night terrors, anxiety, fear of aging, fear of death, and fear of losing loved-ones. I expect to post a minimum of one story a week on weekends.
