As I stare into the starry sky I can see the constellations glaring back.

The moon winking at me.

My mind begins to wander as I close my eyes.

I think about my new found love.

It's going to be a long night again.

I begin questioning myself.

What if she doesn't really love me?

What if another man has her heart?

What if I lose her?

Can I handle another heartbreak?

I need to halt these silly thoughts.

But at night, you have nowhere to run.

Nowhere to turn.

Nowhere to hide.

You're trapped inside of your own mind like a caged animal at the zoo.

You're forced to deal with the brutally honest questions that you try to keep hidden.

Buried deep inside the fortress of your mind.

It's already 4 AM and I begin to feel my body gently glide into a deep slumber.

Finally, it's over.

Until tonight, when the night swallows my mind and chokes me by the throat.