Not lost, not found. Not looking.
Never did I dream
...nor did I sleep, much.
Why bother, when resting is so much more useful (when not tired) than sleeping. Like stretching. Exercise is fine, but Jeez! Really? An exercise program when you don't even know if you're going to be alive. Well, yeah. So sleeping when you're not tired is because ...?
Stretching. Everyone, even the dog knows what stretching is. And it feels good, stretching. It feels good for the dog, too. Like when it sleeps when it's tired. Cats, same way. Tired? Sleep. And I got claws.
But I don't dream. I only imagine I do.
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