March 21, 2019

Silver


He strolled slowly over to the panels. A wisp of silver fell from his eyes into the glowing abyss below. The panels hummed gently. Reaching them, he saw her scent waver around the forests of the lamps, intertwined like twigs; their bulbs removed, hollowed like tree caves for squirrels. He looked away. The lamps didn’t glow on their own but he remembered when they did.