Falling Asleep Last Night

I couldn't fall asleep in the dark last night, my mind racing, thinking, worrying. I lay there in the dark next to you, eyes wide open, unable to sleep.

And you talked with me. We talked about many things, about people and places and worries and plans, things to stop a mind from racing, I guess. We talked to each other as we lay there next to each other in the dark of the night.

And then you said in a matter of fact tone that was utterly unfazed by what we had said, But you don't think like most people do.

And your words washed over me, for coming from you I knew them for what they were. And my heart smiled to itself. And my anxiety receded. And I let out my breath and fell fast asleep.

Because you said it in such an unflappable tone, I finally fell asleep.

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