I stood near the floodlights stared straight at them. I stared at them like a child would a birthday cake, like a criminal would his victim, like a lover would his swain. I wanted to ruin my eyes. I wanted to watch those little glowing dots dance when I close my eyes.
I wanted to go blind. I wanted to burn in that light.
I stared into the light to enjoy the darkness beyond… then I realized that light doesn’t kill. Night – the only guarantee of complete darkness in nature – is still bathed in it.
To embrace darkness is to embrace light. There is no escaping the glow.
Magnifico.
Thanks, Althea.
“Night – the only guarantee of complete darkness in nature…”
Really? Ever gone spelunking with no reserve batteries?
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Brian: The alternative would be to describe a scene where you hold yourself in a closet, but like batteries, closets don’t exist in nature. Lol.