Three Things Challenge #MM562
Today’s three words:
ISSUE•ISOLATE•INSOMNIA
The 3 A.M. Committee Meeting
There is an issue with telling your brain that it’s time to sleep.
Apparently, my brain doesn’t recognise my authority.
At midnight, I’m tired.
At one, I’m exhausted.
At two, I close my eyes and think:
Right. Sleep.
And that’s when the committee meeting begins.
Did you remember to answer that comment?
Yes.
What are you writing tomorrow?
I don’t know.
Remember that embarrassing thing you said in 1987?
Oh, for heaven’s sake.
We should probably analyse it.
“No, we absolutely should not.”
Insomnia is a strange creature.
All day, my brain can forget why I walked into the kitchen.
But at three in the morning it suddenly has access to the complete archives of my life.
Every conversation.
Every unfinished idea.
Every song lyric.
Every ridiculous memory.
And at least seventeen things that may or may not happen sometime in the next decade.
So I try to isolate the thoughts.
Think about nothing.
Excellent plan.
Except now I’m thinking about thinking about nothing.
I turn over.
Too hot.
Turn back.
Still too hot.
Check the clock.
3:17.
“Don’t look at the clock again.”
3:24.
“STOP LOOKING AT THE CLOCK.”
Eventually, I give up and go outside.
The night is quiet.
The stars are above me, the house is finally still, and for a little while I simply sit there.
No demands.
No lists.
No need to accomplish anything.
Just me and the night.
And slowly, the committee in my head begins to adjourn.
Of course, that’s usually the exact moment the first hint of morning appears.
My brain yawns.
Well, I think we’re ready to sleep now.
I stare towards the sunrise.
“Meeting cancelled. You’re all fired.” 😂
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