napowrimo2020 #14 (all-nighter/no sleep 'til grad school)

midnight oil
of cloves
in steam-curls
and a stack of papers
no, research
it's research now
we're an adult now
all grown up
seeking that one
sentence that
satisfies the readers
of my suitability
for further study
no, research
it's research now
we're an adult now
all grown up
with an oil diffuser
and a bad back
and too many exes
and a goal
and everything
no, research
it's research now
we're an adult now
all grown up
we'll stay up and
greet the sun
with satisfaction
when we find it
and have coffee 
in lieu of sleep
at three thirty three
it appears 
the sentence
kathy-fucking-acker
smiles at my study
no, research
it's research now
we're an adult now
all grown up
and way past our bedtime