Wide awake, though I was sure I was going to slip into the dark of unconsciousness the moment I reached the mattress
Lying there, I listened to the sound of other people dreaming
My own mind wandering around today, tomorrow, and the unknown
I felt strangely calm, as if knowing somehow that everything I ever worried about, whether it happened or not, was purely irrelevant
Because, whatever tomorrow or the next day may bring, I know I will walk through whatever awaits me
I know I will face joy and pain and that we will laugh and cry and argue, just as we always have
My life is changing, but I will not desperately attempt to keep what is not mine
Some things and some people we are only borrowing for a while
I feel, in my heart, that this is not the end of my reality, just a reality
And I'm perfectly alright with that