the age of the insomniac

is it possible that in this day and age, we are actually scared to sleep? i've met more than my share of insomniacs and late sleepers. streetlights, freeways clogged with midnight drivers, electricity, the humming of appliances, i don't think i can blame them. i've often been awake through the twilight and the gloaming, a beautiful end to a beautiful night before i get a good rest for the day. maybe i need melatonin, maybe it'd do me horrors, nightmares, the like. i can't sleep. i haven't been able to get to bed at a decent hour in many a moon. what has happened to me?