Welcome to my Night

Breathe in, 

Breathe out.

Breathe in,

Now breathe out again.

Take one more breath in,

And now release it back out.

Now close your eyes, and sleep.

No.

No? What do you mean no?

No, I need to think about everything.

Everything, really?

Yes, EVERYTHING.

But, but why? Why can’t you just slow down and sleep in peace? You’re so tired, and your day’s been so long…

Because now is my only time to think clearly about EVERYTHING. In the dark, in the quiet. No interruptions between the conversation of me, myself and I. I can let my mind explore the deepest, most inner thoughts of myself…

Or about how you feel flat on your face in front of that cute guy at work today.

… Maybe I’ll just go to sleep.

That’s what I thought.