Darkness

I'm all alone. It's just me and this brain crushing silence. The kids are away, my wife is upstairs trying to pretend she lives alone. The clouds in my brain are clearing and I notice that it's raining outside. How long I've been sitting here, I can't say. I hear the sound of someone or something walking around, outside my window. I care not. I swear the ice cream in the freezer is trying to communicate with me. No food after dark. It gives me nightmares.