Thursday, January 6, 2011
Insomnia
It's two a.m. I can't sleep.
Words tumble around my brain, red hot with motion, sharp and clear at conception, but eroding at the edges as they clank and crash mercilessly into each other. Ideas, jobs, problems, feelings, all competing for my attention.
It's cold. That doesn't slow the motion, the pressure building, my shoulders tense. Nothing slows it down except sleep, sleep that eludes me because of the words I have left unsaid, the pages I have left unread, the problems I have not dealt with.
I envy the sleep of my young men, still worry-less, the dreams of children not quite men, their responsibilities confined to the social minute of their lives. Even though their doors are closed I sense their presence in the stillness of the night and feel a little more secure.
I yearn for a quiet day, the luxury of time to drink in some calmness and tranquility without this never-ending, noisy, disorderly torrent ripping through my mind. A small uninterrupted window of calmness and tranquility. A day with maybe a hint of productivity, a valve to release the most pressing issues. A day to just be.
My love rolls over, softly snoring, relaxed and oblivious. The warmth from where his body has been still lingers on the sheets as my foot reaches, as it has for nearly half of my life, for the gentle curve of his calf. Where I know it fits, where our curves match, just so. I suck in his warmth, and listen to the rythym of his breathing. The words and images tumble more softly. It's not the day that I wished for, but a moment. If I live in that moment, everything is calm and in order. I choose it.
Eyes wide shut.
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