It usually happens late at night.

When you're sitting in bed,

Scrolling through tumblr or

Flipping through a book.

You realize that there's something there.

Except it isn't.

You hear it.

Except you don't.

You turn a page

And it disappears.

Your cat yawns

And it creeps away,

Just out of reach.

Complete and utter silence

Makes a noise.

It buzzes in your ears,

It whispers

And giggles

And taunts

But never gets close enough to touch.

It tickles you and

Dances around you and

Sticks its tongue out

Until you want to scream at it...

But it would only tiptoe away,

Laughing unhearable laughs and

Cackling unhearable cackles.

But finally,

Once you've had enough of

Trying not to listen to it,

Only to get more of an earful,

You sit up.

And snap your fingers.