“Sleepless but Sleepy” by Krishna Bhaskar is a quiet 3am confession wrapped in onion rings, chai, and quiet courage. It’s a poetic nod to the grind, the breeze, and the beauty in keeping on—one sleepy breath at a time.

I am sleepless and sleepy

It’s quiet and breezy

3am in Frisco isn’t a hopping thing

Wait a couple of hours till you see that orange ring

It gets lively but busy

Who said things were easy

I never knew the hardest parts

I have been pushing other people’s empty carts

I love simple things

Like saying, no fries, I’ll take onion rings

Things swept away under my feet

But I will have friends coming to meet

Maybe a chai, maybe a pop

I will make some hash brown with ketchup on top

I don’t need much

Maybe I can use an hour more to sleep

Then I will put on my boots

I will head out to reap

The seeds I plant

Couldn’t be so cheap

Never to be told

Never to be taught

I wasn’t always this bold

But this battle I fought

I am sleepless but sleepy

It’s quiet and breezy

It gets lively but busy

Who said things are easy