Monotone

Endless hours of dreaming
Dreamless hours of sleeping
Wake up to reality and a pair of aching limbs
You fear the day ahead as you recover from the one left behind.

(Voice in your head: Wake up!! It’s too late…you’ll finish last in this race)

Vigorous motion
(Mind and body making space through the commotion)
You begin to move
Numbness (noun, the lack of any sensation)
Robotic locomotion