Michael Nagel — The Monarch Review

Dallas Area Rapid Transit – Michael Nagel

Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:07 — 1 Comment

My first night in this apartment I laid awake listening to the rail bells ring, thinking I would never sleep again. The bells rang when the train came and when it left, every seven minutes, and I stared at my ceiling for hours wondering why I’d never noticed how loud this city was. Now I’ve lived here three years and I can’t hear the bells anymore. They’ve become part of my silence. I sleep just fine.