Late Night Thoughts

Late Night Thoughts

By: Jordynne McKinstry

Date: August 2023 

When the sun goes down and the moon comes out,

That's when the emotions become high.

You're all alone and able to breathe.

But sometimes breathing doesn't help,

The late nights when the panic attacks become too much.

The flashbacks stay with you,

you see them even while asleep.

Late nights aren't always peaceful,

Sometimes they are the only time of day people let themselves break.

Breaking,

I knew the feeling of my heart breaking at a young age.

It was then I started covering it up.

"Wake up every day and smile", 

I was always told. 

Yet I was never sure how to do that.

Until I learned what late nights were all about.

It's the time of day everyone can feel, and release pain and emotion, without feeling judged.