Crickets chirp.
Stillness.
Beating of the night.
Road / cars in the distance.
Not close, but sounds travel in the desert.
Like across a pond.
The pond / the desert.
Same?
Voices of the night.
Pierce the dark.
No, they announce “time to rest.”
Time to hunt, for bobcats.
What if I were a bobcat?
What would I hunt?
Rabbits…
So springy and fun.
Furry and cute.
What will dawn bring?
Hope? Joy? Despair? Worry?
It’s mine to paint.
Which colors today?
Orange, yellow, red, I think.
Vibrant colors.
I want this day to leap off the page.
Why are things different in the dark?
I can be anything in the dark.
Anything’s possible.
Darkness is a down blanket.
Comforting, safe, protective.
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