Sine Qua Non

It’s really late.
Another night that started out with promise.
And is ending.
With random thoughts typed and saved on my phone.
Tasks left unfinished.
Tired.
For tomorrow morning.
I’m dreaming of drowning in endless cups of strong sweet black coffee.
I’m thinking of friends. Who have come and gone.
Of brownies that were baked in a moment of insufferable optimism.
I’m thinking of my [...]