2:48AM

today is one of those nights

when everything loses its meaning

one of those nights

where i stare at the ceiling

as if it might answer me

as if cracks in the paint

could form explanations

one of those nights

where i search for reasons

for justifications

for something that makes the ache make sense

one of those nights

where my heart keeps beating

but time refuses to move

where the world continues somewhere else

and i remain suspended

between thought and feeling

one of those nights

where i cry quietly

so quietly

even the dark does not notice

i swallow my words

let them dissolve behind closed lips

while my eyes slowly shut

not because i found peace

but because exhaustion

sometimes feels like mercy