Night Windows: rough rough draft

There was a time when aspirin helped. At first I suspected it was the smog of the big apple or maybe the constant city noise. I figured once I survived the transition period, these headaches would dissipate. Lock Haven, PA is full of clean air and quiet places -- I miss it terribly sometimes. When I first moved to Mapleton I felt like there was a subtle poison in the air; soon I adjusted, like every good New Yorker does. Before long I began to notice on my brief visits home, that I couldn’t seem to sleep without that subtle hum. The city it seems, has it’s charms…like Erik.