Commonsense tells me I need to sleep but the inertia is high
I keep scrolling through my phone mindlessly, I do not try
To switch off the lights, or shut off my brain
Night after night, my routine is the same
Sleep deficit I keep building up, hoping to catch up on the weekend
But on catch-up days I wake later than I intend
Never do I end up going to bed early enough
Why is maintaining a discipline regarding bedtime so tough?
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Experts suggest keeping the phone in another room, further away
But my phone tracks a health metric for me, I cannot follow this advice anyway
In order to sleep on time, I need more self-regulation
But night after night, I fall prey to the temptation
Of consuming repetitive social media content
My brain must have rotted, I wonder to what extent..
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On my nightstand there are several books stacked
I could easily read them, alternatives to scrolling I do not lack
But social media is so addictive even for a reader like me
That I cannot resist its lure easily
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In writing this verse the real issue behind my sleep deficit I have crystallized
Now is the time to acknowledge my Achilles heel and set things right
