I like the quiet moments of the night, when the air is still and cool. I like when the world slows, and the noise of traffic fades, because that's when I can soak in the night sounds: the ticking clock, the scuffle of cat's feet on gravel outside, the gentle woosh of my children's breath, the clack of the keyboard.
It's a good time to be awake, to experience the bits of existence that you miss while you sleep. It's comforting, sometimes, to know that the world still turns when you're not conscious of it.
It's almost 4 am now, and I really should be asleep. But I'm addicted to the feeling of the empty, silent earth. In my home tonight, I'm alone with all the world around - and I just don't feel like giving that up yet.
It's a good time to be awake, to experience the bits of existence that you miss while you sleep. It's comforting, sometimes, to know that the world still turns when you're not conscious of it.
It's almost 4 am now, and I really should be asleep. But I'm addicted to the feeling of the empty, silent earth. In my home tonight, I'm alone with all the world around - and I just don't feel like giving that up yet.
hypnogogic:
Some of us call that insomnia, at least you look at the bright side of it.