[ WP ] You are on a midnight walk alone with your thoughts .

A slight breeze brushed past my face as I lazily stepped onwards. The dull black canvas that engulfed me was broken, here and there, by the bright pinpricks of stars in the sky, their brilliance piercing tiny holes through the darkness. If the stars were a whisper, then the streetlamps were a scream. They tore a chasm into the darkness, angrily pushing it away with their ceaseless, self-assured pulsing. A streetlamp further down the street was struggling against the serenity of the dark; it flickered weakly against the tide of darkness, almost pointlessly, I thought. 
 
 These midnight walks were, beyond all else, peaceful. Silence and darkness seem to be companions, but I find myself fonder of darkness over silence. 
 
 A crow cawed somewhere. The sound carried endlessly, given no distractions or disturbances. Eventually, it faded into nothing. 
 
 I took a detour toward the oval, stepping lightly on the soft, wet grass, and making my movements as deliberate as possible. When I reached what I imagined to be the centre, I sat down. I could feel the chilled water soak into my pants, on the sides of my shoes, my bottom and my shirt. I sighed, comfortably. I laid myself onto my back and looked up at the little dots of yellow light that jumped out of the pitch-coloured canvas above. 
 
 And in this place of peace, my mind unlocked the floodgates and thoughts came pouring out. No. they rushed out. They fell over each other in a desperate race to gain my attention. They swirled and exploded forward, and my mind flew to match their speed. How can people be so cruel? How can I fix the world? I must remember to buy some chocolate tomorrow. I wonder what has happened to my high school sweetheart, all these years later? Why have n't aliens visited us? Am I happy? Where am I headed in life? What is the meaning of life? 
 
 And my mind stopped. Fixated on that question. I thought about it briefly, and then discarded it. Then I remained there, lying thoughtless for a while, my mind an utter void. 
 
 In a moment, or a minute, or maybe an eternity, I got up, sighed heavily, and walked home.
