Chess Hangover

Oh No! I did it again.
I stayed up
Two-thirds of the night
Playing chess
And now I am suffering
The consequences.
I am dead tired,
And I feel
Completely wasted,
But a new day
Has already begun,
And is demanding
My attention.
Unfortunately
I never got
Into the habit of
Compensatory sleeping
Until noon,
No matter how late
I finally go to bed.
Every time I do this,
I swear I will
Never do it again,
But I am simply
An incorrigible chess nut,
And enjoy the game
Even when I have to
Pry my eyelids open
With toothpicks
In order to play.
I know I have
Things to do,
But I need today
To recover,
So I might as well
Give up the idea
Of getting anything
Worthwhile accomplished.
At least I can write.
I can practically
Do that with
My eyes closed,
But trying to do
Much beyond that
Has a very low
Probability of success.