Listening

3:30am "And you live life with your arms reached out. Eye to eye when speaking..."
-"Bright As Yellow"
by Innocence Mission

I had ear infections a lot when I was a child. I only remember one or two specific incidents while living in Seattle. That dreaded feeling of mom putting drops into the ears. I remember my head resting on the arm part of the green couch. It seems some of the strep infection has moved to my ear and the pain is just beyond words--even for me. I'll probably be going back into Kaiser in the morning to get something stronger than the over the counter stuff I had hoped would alleviate some of this.

I don't want to sleep now, but my body is telling me it needs to heal.