My Nighttime Life

My Nighttime Life

The sun goes down

And darkness comes

I pull the blinds closed

And close the curtains

I lay for hours

In the total blackness

Listening and thinking

Talking to myself

And coming up with ideas

I never sleep when I should

The darkness is my home

It is where I feel comfort

At least until 5:30 AM

When the kookaburra laughs

Warning me that the light is coming

And only then will I doze away

So I do not have to see the light

But, I still listen and think

And talk to myself in my dreams

That is my life

And I accept that

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