I drifted into sleep, but it felt like I never left consciousness
Last night, I felt a heaviness of sleep pressing down on me, while a small duty kept me awake — just until midnight. I had to stay up, only for a while. To fight the silence, I turned on my little iPod. My eyes were closed, but it never felt like I had actually fallen asleep. From the corner of my eye, I glanced at the clock on my phone. 1:00 AM passed. Then 2:00 AM. My eyes were shut, but my soul was counting every second. I whispered to my own heart, “I’m tired.” I just wanted to fall into a deep sleep— without feeling anything, without even dreaming.