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Haunted - Diary of an Insomniac Part Three
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” -James Dean
How many days now?
Can’t be sure.
Certainly over a week.
Ten…maybe twelve days…
Wandering aimlessly.
Without sleep. Without rest. Or peace of mind.
Trapped in a state of living death.
All spectators in life’s journey.
Destination‌
Seeking answers to questions we barely
I join the other lost souls in this great city.
understand.
Unknown.
I can’t go on like this.
My mind’s on fire.
Body’s all achy.
Senses are dull one moment… heightened the next.
What the--?!
I’m jumping at shadows.
Feels like the world is unfolding around me in slow motion.
Hallucinations caused by fatigue…?
Gotta relax.
Or am I just going crazy?
Get away from here.
Logic dictates that eventually I will fall asleep. My body’ll simply…shut down. Collapse from exhaustion.
I just gotta hang in there till then.
At least that’s what I tell myself.
That man.
The haunting look in his eyes…
It’s like looking in a mirror.
My God. He's Gonna--
An apparent suicide. That’s what the conductor calls it as he helps the local authorities with the grisly task of scouring the scene for dismembered body parts.
A gruesome spectacle played out in front of displaced passengers.
Having stared death in the face, I can’t break free of its gaze.
Now I’m the one who’s haunted.
Only now I wonder…
… What if
What if when I finally do fall asleep--
--I n ever
wake
up?