I awoke this morning for no apparent reason at 3:30 this morning. I watched the last of the late edition of the local news. I caught the last few minutes of a very bad James Bond movie. Now I am writing this while a Law and Order: Criminal Intent runs on the television. It is dark outside. Four ten in the morning. Everyone who is smart is asleep right now. Why am I awake?
I have got so much to do and disappearing time. Running down a rabbit hole. The television continues to run. There are so many channels. Entertainment. Sports. News. Advertisements. A wide variety of topics, categories, preferences. Why? Why are we all awake?
The world runs on its track. My heart continues to beat. My breathing continues. Yesterday afternoon, I went to the track and walked two miles while I listened to Ricky Skaggs on my ipod. It was pleasant. There were a lot of people on the track. We were all enjoying the afternoon. Are they asleep?
My body feels better this morning. Relaxed. My heart is beating regularly. No quickness to the pace. Even my mind is still on the surface. But below the surface, it races. Keeps me awake. I will lie down again and try to catch another hour or two. Even when we sleep, the thoughts that give us pause lie right below the surface. Our ability to control our minds is limited.
About Me
- TBAYNHAMIII
- I was born in Kentucky, though my parents had been living in Knoxville before my birth. My mother's mother lived across the street from the hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which was convenient. I moved around quite a bit when I was young, but ended up in Georgia. I like to read and write and love food and drink way too much. I have a funny wife and daughter who has finished her batchelor's degree and is living with her grandmother in North Atlanta and studying advertising. I sometimes wonder what life would have been like if I had not gone to law school. Regrets come and go with the seasons.
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