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2am

2 min read·May 2, 2026·
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GOLDEN
not now brain 
GOLDEN
not now brain 
GOLDEN
AS I OPEN MY EYES

urgh.

 

SOMETHING
SOMETHING

please!
TAKE ME BACK TO THE LIGHT
we’re doing this are we? 
I KNOW, YOU WERE
WAY TO BRIGHT FOR ME
HOPESLESS
BROKEN

uuuurrrgggghhh
SO YOU WAIT FOR ME IN THE SSSKKKKKKYYYYYYYYYY
not again. please. it's every night!
YOU’RE SO GOLDEN! 

 

GOLDEN
unbelievable
MAYBE YOU JUST NEED THE LOO?
my bladders fine, i don't need the loo
MAYBE YOU DO THOUGH? …
GOLDEN
i don't need the loo
COULD BE YOU NEED THE LOO…
AND I KNOW THAT YOUR SCARED
BECAUSE HEARTS GET BROKEN

but i don't want to get up
MAYBE YOU WON'T SLEEP UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN TO THE LOO? ...
BECAUSE YOUR SO GOLDEN
maybe it'll reset my mind if I go to the loo… 

 

DA-DA-DA-DA, DA-DA-DA-DA,
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE SCARED BECAUSE I’M SO OPEN

 

MOISTURISE YOUR FEET
what?
MOISTURISE YOUR FEET
now? no
MOISTURISE YOUR FEET, THEY FEEL REALLY, REALLY DRY. 
oh god they do
YOU READ SOMEWHERE YOU CAN’T PHYSICALLY FALL ASLEEP IF YOUR FEET ARE THE WRONG TEMPERATURE 
but then i'll be really awake, i've already got up once for the loo thing...
DOESNT MATTER YOU WON'T FALL ASLEEP ANYWAY WITH FEET THAT DRY
HOW CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE? 
AND BY THE WAY…
I KNOW THAT YOURE SCARED BECAUSE HEARTS GET BROKEN
fine! fine! but then sleep. 
SURE, THEN THERE'LL BE NOTHING STOPPING YOU FROM SLEEPING... 
EXCEPT ...

DA-DA-DA-DA, DA-DA-DA-DA,
DA-DA-DA-DA, DA-DA-DA-DA,
YOU’RE SO GOLDEN...
WHERE'S THE LIPBALM?

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Title

2am

Published

2 May 2026

Word Count

253

Genre

Literary Fiction

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