Sleep Deprivation

3am
Beginning the day
Loading hogs
His strength dissipating with every one

7am
Clean up
Grabs all he can find
Car harts, gloves, and Burt’s Bees
He drives to where his boss tells him
Only to get on a roof
Getting whip lashed by a frigid wind
Pounding nails into rough tar
Dragging millions of bundles of shingles unto the roof
Constantly bending over to grab for some rusty tool

6pm
Finally done
Pain flowing in every part of his body
Taking a shower
Grabbing some quick to eat

6:30pm
5 hours of power washing begins
30 degrees outside
Water beating against the dirty building
Soaking him in un-pure water
His hands start to shake uncontrollably from the cold
But he pushes on

10pm
Shivering in his car that doesn’t blow out heat
Getting home with a sigh of relief
Taking a hot shower that scolds his skin
But he doesn’t care

11pm
Falls into his cozy bed
Curls up in his covers
Ascends into a deep sleep
Knowing…
Four hours until it begins again