Ambien in the Middle East

3AM at the Jerusalem International Book Festival

Is it really 3AM?

How can it be 3AM?

Why can’t I sleep?

What was that noise?

Was that a car backfiring?

Was that a bomb?

Was that a missile exploding?

What does a missile sound like, anyway?

How can I not know what a missile exploding sounds like?

How am I ever going to sleep?

Why did I watch the news?

What was that noise?

If I’m this anxious in Jerusalem, what are…