2am

i like 2am,

or any time after everyone

in the house has fallen asleep.

i like the people you randomly

come across (but only when they're people

you haven't seen in two years) and

i like the way music played in the car 

mixed with the blackness beyond the windshield
seems to have

more magic to it than it does at 2pm.

i like the texts and the calls.

i like the way spontaneity

seems to feel more thrilling.

i like the way it feels like you know

a secret that only the other people 

still awake share with you.

mostly, i like how you can finally hear

yourself think.