the eternal conflict

there comes a all-too-familiar time in a man’s life
or a woman’s life, for that matter,
where they act as though it’s time to truly give up
on everyone and everything.

it doesn’t have to be significant, major, or astounding
in any sense of the magnitude of things that would
otherwise “justify” upending your entire worldview
of how you should interact with the things around you.

instead, it comes at a very specific time:
once the clock strikes beyond 2AM.

never trust your own thoughts after 2AM.
for overthinkers like me, when nobody is paying attention at 2AM,
i start to think that nobody cares about me.

but we all know that’s a lie.

thanks for reading today’s post.
at 2AM, the voices get extra loud.