The weariness of the middle-aged male

sleep evades me
as does money
life adds weariness
day by day

busy to the point
of way past exhaustion
marathon runners
running on treadmills

seasons change
yet days drag on
time flies
when someone else
is having fun

fall is the time of year
that does this sort of
thing to me
makes me the kind of tired
that sleep won't fix

thirsting for something
hungry for anything
just lacking the time
or some place to sit

time to consider
a long hibernation
envy the bears
who can get away with it