Optimistic in Cambodia

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It’s the middle of the night.
The valium didn’t work.
The fan is much louder than it is cooling.
There must be bed bugs crawling all over me.
That fucking rooster won’t shut the fuck up.
Exhausted. Hot. Itchy.
Hungry for rooster sandwiches.
So many ‘reasons’ for distress.
But maybe, just maybe, if I keep it together,
I might actually get to see
the sun come up.