Insomnia V

Why am I awake?
Well that answer is simple.
You're talking to me.
In this moment nothing else matters;
the essays due in next week,
the lesson tomorrow,
heck even the storm outside is insignificant.

Because you're here with me.
Okay you're not here with me.
You're actually 3,000 miles away,
across an ocean,
on a different continent.
That's beside the point.

It's 3am here, 10pm there.
I have a lesson tomorrow.
You have work.
Yet here we are.
3,000 miles apart.
Tripping over words,
sharing stupid smiles.

The internet is a wonderful thing,
but it's also a cruel thing.
Linking people together
but not letting them touch.
Leaving the physical affection to be desired,
but just out of reach.