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Mattress
Frigid air trespasses the mesh window
Scrunched up elastic exposing the itchy mattress
A sleepless man who worries of time poorly spent
Perhaps it would be better to pull the bed sheet under the mattress again.
Do you ever lay in bed on a Sunday and worry about that homework assignment due tomorrow, but you haven't quite finished it? I tried to capture that feeling of worry about the future, and used the bed sheet as a metaphor for ignoring your responsibilities, which are uncomfortable like a bare mattress, and covering it with something pleasant, like a soft linen bedsheet.