What remains only at this time before sleep

As the night deepens,
the feeling that I must properly finish the day loosens a little.

A time when I no longer have to try hard at anything.
Whether today went well or not,
and things about tomorrow,
I don't have to think about right now.

Even so, only my mind won't quiet down,
and something that cannot be put into words
keeps going back and forth in the same place.

The thoughts that surface at this time
are all things I would let flow away immediately during the day.
I feel like they aren't a big deal,
and I feel like they aren't worth going out of my way to keep.

But,
for some reason, it feels a shame to erase them,
so like this, only before I sleep,
I am putting them into words.

No answer has been found.
And I have no intention of finding one.

It is just that,
the fact that this day
definitely passed through me,
is something I want to leave here.

This time of night
might not be for deciding anything,
but rather a time
to confirm that I don't have to decide anything.

I will sleep soon.
This writing, too,
will probably feel a bit distant
once morning comes.

Even so,
the fact that the me of now was here
is something I can believe is certain.

So today,
I will leave this presence of the night
just as it is.

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