Yesternight, at 2:30 am, it was, quite predictably, pitch dark outside. Most of the people were deep in sleep, some may be making love, some trying to, employees at BPOs awake over endless cups of coffee and constant chatter in fake accents, really studious students dozing over open books...but I was doing none of these.
For the past few weeks, I have turned an insomniac.I simply cannot sleep!! (and I am not even in love, for God's sake) .When my parents retire to their bedroom at night, I too walk off to my room and pretend to go to sleep. But sleep evades me. I simply toss and turn on my bed, listen to soft romantic songs on my MP3 player, read text messages from old friends and once-important people, stare out of my window and gaze at the moon, determined to follow her silvery journey across the night sky, think of the people who have moved on from my life (by which I do not necessarily mean a boyfriend)....I count sheep and then I count stars, then I observe my room keenly for the presence of ghosts or spirits (a la horror movies)......but alas! sleep is something that avoids me meticulously. Old memories of things that could have been done and words that could have been spoken to avoid many unhappy circumstances come back to haunt me every night when the lights are switched off and night tucks us all in her ink blue blanket...
This morning however, I forced myself to the swimming pool at the club (have been giving it a miss for many days now...because I am unable to get up on time...as I am unable to sleep on time :-) )....I splashed around in the pool for a good one and a half hour and then, I walked back home. I was tired. Then I took myself to office to slog for another eight or nine hours with a 30 mins "power nap" in between. I didn't take the lift at office and went up and down all the seven floors by the stairs...my legs were aching.
Came home, had a light, hot dinner....sat down to write my blog...and...YAWN! am bleary eyed....all I want to do is hit the warm cushion on my bed and the soft pillow....and its about 11:00 pm! YAY!! I defeated insomnia today....the moon may go for a toss if she wants...I am happily exhausted and sleepy! Goodnight! Or as the French have it..Bonne Nuit!
For the past few weeks, I have turned an insomniac.I simply cannot sleep!! (and I am not even in love, for God's sake) .When my parents retire to their bedroom at night, I too walk off to my room and pretend to go to sleep. But sleep evades me. I simply toss and turn on my bed, listen to soft romantic songs on my MP3 player, read text messages from old friends and once-important people, stare out of my window and gaze at the moon, determined to follow her silvery journey across the night sky, think of the people who have moved on from my life (by which I do not necessarily mean a boyfriend)....I count sheep and then I count stars, then I observe my room keenly for the presence of ghosts or spirits (a la horror movies)......but alas! sleep is something that avoids me meticulously. Old memories of things that could have been done and words that could have been spoken to avoid many unhappy circumstances come back to haunt me every night when the lights are switched off and night tucks us all in her ink blue blanket...
This morning however, I forced myself to the swimming pool at the club (have been giving it a miss for many days now...because I am unable to get up on time...as I am unable to sleep on time :-) )....I splashed around in the pool for a good one and a half hour and then, I walked back home. I was tired. Then I took myself to office to slog for another eight or nine hours with a 30 mins "power nap" in between. I didn't take the lift at office and went up and down all the seven floors by the stairs...my legs were aching.
Came home, had a light, hot dinner....sat down to write my blog...and...YAWN! am bleary eyed....all I want to do is hit the warm cushion on my bed and the soft pillow....and its about 11:00 pm! YAY!! I defeated insomnia today....the moon may go for a toss if she wants...I am happily exhausted and sleepy! Goodnight! Or as the French have it..Bonne Nuit!
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