Life After Midnight

Life After Midnight Night after night I sit alone I wait for the sun to rise to give me freedom No one to talk to The world sleeps at 4:20 AM I watch reruns of Dr. Who I play games on the computer I write to a woman in Australia who has become my friend Knowing she is there soothes my mind and allows me to think The only life I see is a small rat devouring the cheese I left for him He has become a pet despite the fact that I will never stroke his fur I call him Doctor after the character on the TV screen It is a silent world without ever a word being spoken Occasionally an idea passes through my dying mind I stop to write it down keystroke by keystroke Will I remember it when the sun rises over distant mountains? The seconds, minutes and hours drag by as if being held back I know the world keep turning at its regular speed One thousand miles an hour throughout the night It’s 4:28 AM and I know the sun will be rising in two hours I count down the time second by second Then, once the sunlight fills my bedroom, I will be able to sleep I will be able to dream until the sun sets in the west Then I will write, watch TV and feed my pet rat That is my life Life without sun. The life of my dreams