My Excuse for Being Awake at Midnight
Hi Hivers,
Midnight is a strange hour that gives comfort that was unable to attain during the day. It sits silently between what has already happened and what has yet to come. While the rest of the world seems to be asleep, midnight feels like a private space where you can hear your own thoughts and when the time slows down. When someone asks, “What is my excuse for being awake at midnight?” the answer is rarely simple because for me, midnight wakefulness is not about having an excuse at all, it’s about finding a moment that finally belongs to me.
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Most of the time, midnight is the only time when distractions disappear. During the day, life demands constant attention from work ,chores, families, messages, expectations and all that. But at night, those demands soften. The phone stops buzzing, the house becomes quiet, and the pressure to respond fades. Being awake at midnight can feel like reclaiming control over time, even if it’s just for some moments, you will only appreciate silence when your day were hectic.
Most of the time maybe, I was always awake because my minds refuse to rest and my brain join in. Midnight often invites reflection. Thoughts about the past replay themselves, and questions about the future appear without warning. Did I do enough today? Am I becoming who I want to be? These thoughts don’t follow schedules, and they tend to arrive when the lights are off.
For the past few days now, I've been actively awake at midnight not because of anything but because I just wanted to have an alone time for myself, pressing my phone to my heart content and maybe watch that movie I've kept for months on my phone and that is what have been keeping awake.
Midnight can be a companion during loneliness. When the world sleeps, it always feels like I'm not the only one awake with unanswered questions or unspoken feelings. Music sounds deeper, memories feel closer, and emotions become more honest. Midnight doesn’t rush me to explain myself, it lets me simply exist. Sometimes I lost track of time scrolling through thoughts that aren’t even mine anymore. These excuses may sound ordinary, but they reflect how easily time slips away when searching for rest, connection, or distraction.
So when you asked for my excuse, of being awake, I didn't have to look far because the answer is very simple, midnight is the only time when I get to listen myself, and be with myself without have to share myself with anyone.
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