These Things I Don't Notice

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My stomach grumbles, my eyes ache.

I blink three times to stay awake,

my back creaks and my bones complain-

outside in the street, I watch the rain.

I'm cold, I have goosebumps, I long for sleep,

What I want to be doing is counting sheep,

But I never notice the ache in my marrow.

I don't think about the pain of tomorrow.

My eyes focus on what is before me,

For thinking of those things will do nothing but bore me.

I hold on tight to my lover's hand,

Don't dwell on those things for as long as I can.

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