burnout

evergettoapointwhereyoucan't
seemto
f o c u s
onanythingexceptthewonderfullybanal
andequallymeaninglesstrivialthingsthat
everydaylifetriestoofferwherethedays
blurthemselvesslowlybutsurelyandsteadily
goddamnthatsteadily

breathe. in. out. breathe.

butjustassteadilyasyoutrytohoneinand
f o c u s
yourealizethatyoucannotevendothe
simplestmenialtasksofnoconsequence
washingthedishesisaharderchorethan
changingthechannelonthetelevision
anddoingyourhomeworkisnowapastime
insteadofatimehonoredpenanceforschool
andyettimeandtimeafterwardsyoustillcannot
f o c u s

crashthenburnnotburnthencrash
butmoreoftenthannotwhatendsup
happeningtoyouisexactlythelatter
andtheformerlaughsatyoubecause
youcannotdoasinglethingaboutit

burnout

itisacommandnotadeclaration
sodoitalready