It is
finally
quiet.
I'm
by myself,
- alone -
for the moment.
I
savor
the silence,
the peace,
the stillness.
I
savor
it so much
I
nod off
on
the couch.
Then
I
feel
a hand
on my arm
- shaking me -
"Wake up and go to bed."
My
pre-bedtime nap
is
interrupted
by
an oxymoronic statement.
*Yawn*