It’s midnight, and the world is sleeping and silent. Her thoughts are wide awake, talking a mile a minute. Her room is dim; there’s a light on inside her heart. Her eyes, heavy with fatigue, tell her it’s time for bed, but Inspiration becomes her caffeine, her alarm clock telling her it’s time to write. Tappity tap tap goes her laptop as she writes what she sees in her mind. Beginning, middle, end. A movie in her thoughts, sudden and quick. A blessing of imagination; a curse of no sleep. The writer enters a world of her own. She’s alive.
Kelly Esparza is a sleep-deprived author who strives to uplift others with her writing. Her work has appeared in 433 Magazine, Dwelling Literary, and elsewhere. Find Kelly online at kellyesparza.wordpress.com and on Twitter @Kelly_Esparza7.