When I Can't Sleep.

Sometimes when I'm up at night and I can't sleep, I play back memories. Sometimes they're so vivid, I can even smell the atmosphere of my memory. This morning when I couldn't sleep, I thought of the time I went to The Green River Preserve camp in North Carolina. I thought of how I would go to bed freezing and wake up warm; then go to breakfast freezing again until I finished my hot plate. I don't know why, but this memory was so vivid I felt as if there was an instant temperature change in my room. I remember what it felt like to stand outside the cafeteria and sing chants in the morning; and come back after the day's adventure to sing chants to thank the Earth for all we have. Sometimes when I'm up at night and I can't sleep, I thank the people that go on unthanked. Sometimes I thank my mom and dad. Sometimes I thank the stars and the moon. But mostly I thank the Earth, because she gave me everything; she gave me you.