Something’s Off

Hold on

Wait

That was late

Wasn't it

Eyes open

Too early

Light hits

Before I'm ready

Same ceiling

Same crack

But it looks

A step back

Hands move

Then feel

Skin catches up

Second beat

Breath in

Late again

Air works

Just not when

Everything answers

But slow

Like I'm buffering

Mid-thought

Something's off

Something's off

This doesn't feel the same

Steps land

Wrong tile

Floor reacts

After awhile

Doors close

Too clean

Sound comes back

In-between

I say words

Then mean them

Mouth moves

Thoughts chase in

Echo's not loud

Just late

Like it forgot

Its place

Nothing broke

Nothing fell

System runs

Just not well

Something's off

Something's off

This doesn't feel the same

Probably tired

Didn't sleep

Happens sometimes

It's fine

Clock jumps

No sound

Minutes stack

Then drown

I check once

Then twice

Time skips

Between the lines

I try to match

The pace

I speed up

Still late

Something's off

This doesn't feel

The same

No warning sign

No crash

No scene

Just latency

Between me

And me

World stayed still

I didn't

Nothing shifted

I drifted

Off

Again

Late

Again

Wrong

Again

Something's off

Something's off

Something's off

This doesn't feel the same

This doesn't feel the same

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