Their aim is to stay up and awake.

I know adults that are like rambunctious kids. They don’t want to go to bed even when dog tired. Hard to figure ‘em out. They insist on staying up. Maybe just to watch TV. And they fall half asleep. Almost all the way to sleep. But they don’t go to bed. As if that would be surrender. Their aim is to stay up…and awake. Counts even if it’s a very little bit awake. That’s the nature of the game they play. And it is a game. And the real weird thing about some of ‘em. They claim to be insomniacs. They’re always a little bit awake. Morning, noon and the whole night. Little wonder, they’re watching TV and fighting the urge to sleep. They don’t want peace and quiet and complete darkness. But if only they tried such an environment, they’d probably fall asleep pronto. But they really don’t want that. Maybe because they are afraid to fall asleep. For fear they’ll never wake. But I tell them, it’s worth the gamble. I’ve managed to ultimately wake from my sleeps. Without fail. –Jim Broede