On nights when I overthink, I drink something warm.

When night falls,
there are days when things that didn't bother me during the day
suddenly start to weigh on my mind.

I wonder if I should have said it that way.

I wonder if they thought it was strange.

I wonder if I should have
kept that to myself.

In the quiet of the room,

I find myself replaying conversations that are already over
in my head again and again.

Even though I was
so busy during the day.

The moment my hands stop moving,
those words from back then come rushing back.

The night,
it's unfair.

Things that couldn't be seen in the daylight,

the silence
slowly brings them to the surface.

Even so,
my heart just won't settle,

and there are nights when it feels like I'm
searching for a place to sleep.

On days like that,
you don't have to force yourself to move on.

Just,
drink something warm.

When you wrap your hands around the cup,

the heat,
slowly spreads to your palms.

Sometimes,
that alone is enough to help you catch your breath again.

Just by watching the steam,

there are nights when,
the tension in your heart slowly unravels.

What happened yesterday,
cannot be changed.

But,
you can,
warm yourself up a little bit tonight.

Trying to do things right,
and overthinking it,

is just,
proof of how much you wanted to cherish someone.

You don't have to blame yourself
for overthinking.

The reason you
keep replaying things in your mind

is simply because
you cared deeply
about the person you were with.

So today,
you don't have to try to find an answer.

While you drink something warm,

"That's enough for today"

If you can think that,
I think that's more than enough.

May your night
be at least a little bit peaceful.

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