The bedroom windows were open, bringing life to the outdoors.
I had been lying awake for hours, it seemed, when I heard a strange noise.
The noise was subtle - a shuffling sound that was moving at a repetitive rate,
getting closer, and closer, until . . .
It's a jogger, I said to myself.
I reached across the nightstand for my glasses, and sat up,
bringing focus to the tiny, blue numbers on the cable television box - 5:00
Who on earth jogs at 5 a.m. ???
Then, I thought,
I have been lying here, awake, for hours -
jogging would probably be a much better use of my time.
IF I had the motivation. Which, I don't.
Think I'll just continue lying here, with hopes that I might fall back to sleep
About ten minutes later, I heard another noise.
Similar to the noise of the jogger, but different.
As the noise got closer, I realized it was someone walking.
More my pace, I thought, but STILL way too early.
Sleep, sleep - come on, sleep!
More minutes passed, and I heard, yet, another noise.
As it got closer,
it sounded like several walkers, who were, also. . . TALKING.
THAT'S IT, I thought. It is DEFINITELY WAY too early for TALKING!!!
I rose from my bed, pushed open the screen, and popped my head out the window.
"KNOCK THAT SHIT OUT!" I said. "PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!"
Of course, that last part happened in my mind, where most of MY early morning activity happens.
I had been lying awake for hours, it seemed, when I heard a strange noise.
The noise was subtle - a shuffling sound that was moving at a repetitive rate,
getting closer, and closer, until . . .
It's a jogger, I said to myself.
I reached across the nightstand for my glasses, and sat up,
bringing focus to the tiny, blue numbers on the cable television box - 5:00
Who on earth jogs at 5 a.m. ???
Then, I thought,
I have been lying here, awake, for hours -
jogging would probably be a much better use of my time.
IF I had the motivation. Which, I don't.
Think I'll just continue lying here, with hopes that I might fall back to sleep
About ten minutes later, I heard another noise.
Similar to the noise of the jogger, but different.
As the noise got closer, I realized it was someone walking.
More my pace, I thought, but STILL way too early.
Sleep, sleep - come on, sleep!
More minutes passed, and I heard, yet, another noise.
As it got closer,
it sounded like several walkers, who were, also. . . TALKING.
THAT'S IT, I thought. It is DEFINITELY WAY too early for TALKING!!!
I rose from my bed, pushed open the screen, and popped my head out the window.
"KNOCK THAT SHIT OUT!" I said. "PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!"
Of course, that last part happened in my mind, where most of MY early morning activity happens.
