I lay awake in the dorm room listening to the sounds of my fellow room mates. A snore starts on my left, followed by one on my right.<\/p>\n
I have stereo.<\/p>\n
The rest of the room joins in as the chorus.<\/p>\n
I have surround sound.<\/p>\n
An occasional pop from a bum and squeak of a bed provides percussion. Then a cough added to the mix.<\/p>\n
I have my own private orchestra.<\/p>\n
I watch the hours tick by on my watch. I haven’t drunk enough to sleep through this unusal symphony.<\/p>\n
At 3am I finally sucuumb to the sandman.<\/p>\n
I awake again at 5am. It feels like something is crawling all over me. Is it my imagination or is it bed bugs?<\/p>\n
I can’t be sure so I get out of bed and make a cup of tea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I lay awake in the dorm room listening to the sounds of my fellow room mates. A snore starts on my left, followed by one on my right. I have stereo. The rest of the room joins in as the … Continue reading