Night Cap (large)
Measured in millilitres.
Gulped in seconds.
High in minutes.
Asleep in moments.
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Every hard road
Deserves a dreamless night.
Immune to mosquitoes,
Hard beds,
Missed calls from home.
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Distilled in vats.
Sold with VAT.
My nightly pillow.
A state-approved
Silencer of thoughts.
Dreams.
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Measured in millilitres.
Gulped in seconds.
High in minutes.
Asleep in moments.
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The bottle,
My nightly pillow
Promising peace
Without dreams.