My Immediate World Lies Sleeping...

  ...and yet I'm awake...curled up under a duvet and listening to the sounds in this room.

Quiet, still.

Trying to keep my breathing even and relaxed, not trying to get back to sleep, but trying to absorb everything and keep the thoughts in my head on an even keel.

It's been so long.

Light filtering in and wondering what today holds.  Ongoing thoughts that I'm trying to shut out & some I'm trying to embrace.

I'm not the only one wondering, I think.