There is something magical about those hours between twelve and six in the morning. The times when sleep should come, and the body should rest for the coming day. I've come to find that sometimes, my best work arises in these moments. I've also come to understand that the reason early morning creations are so magical, is because reason has already gone to sleep.
You see, when we are awake, we have this habit of correcting ourselves. We have this habit of thinking, or processing, and following all the formal training and preparation that we need to. For writing, there is the distraction of the grammatically correct, the full sentences, the proper spelling. For art there is the proportions, the accuracy and the planning. While all of that is good and well, the magic of late time work is that creativity is allowed to thrive. Words can run where they want, unbound by the rules a wakeful mind would put in place. Pictures can scribble beyond the lines, and composition is abandoned to passion. Work in early hours may be sloppy, true, and certainly I don't think it is perfect. But the essence of creativity is so strong and undeniably vibrant, I treasure what I accomplish during these hours.
Sometimes, we need to let reason sleep while our bodies stay awake, if only for the creative venturing of a mind released.
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