Late Night Reflections....

So yeah, I've been working nights for like three years now... It's wild how different everything feels at 3am. The city lights are so quiet and peaceful... except when they suddenly aren't because something crazy happens that only makes sense in the middle of the night. Like last week there was this guy who thought it would be a good idea to park his car on top of a lamppost... I kid you not, he tried to back up from a sidewalk with no clearance and got stuck hanging off the pole like it was some kind of weird art installation. My coworker and I were just standing there staring at each other, mouths open... Then we had to call animal control because there was this pigeon freaking out on the car's roof... And I'm thinking all along 'Why am I doing this? But then I look around and I love it here at night... It's like the city gives me its secrets....