The Moonlit RoadI've been spending the past week not getting much sleep. Waking up between 2 to 3am. Now I'm back to the old schedule and I'm still awake at 3:30am. Isn't night time interesting. It's like the day washes away and it's a new world. No expectations. You can't do anything about anything at 3:30 in the morning, so all the fears and thoughts of looking for work or trying to finish something - it all just goes away. Late night / early morning is a recess from the world. The time when the world can't and doesn't dare demand anything from me. I wish I could keep a little of what I feel and take it to the next day. Take this feeling of freedom when time stands still and I have the world to myself. But it seems like it just fades in daylight, but each night I try. I try to bring it with me. Maybe just going about it in a different way is the answer. There is no short road.Â
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