Eyes were shut to the world, but I was awake. Trying to delay the start of the day. I heard a slight scratch and opened my eyes to see Dog sitting by the door scratching the wood frame and watching me expectantly. “Yeah yeah, I’m awake Dog”. I pushed down on the footrest of the faded recliner with my legs; pushing the orange blanket off to the side to fall in a messy pile on the floor. I stood and grabbed a shirt that had been tossed carelessly over the back of the recliner a

the song they sit around the fire as it burns to ash the light dimming now shining in the the eyes of the people sitting around the fading warmth strangers before tonight a finger strums a guitar and they began to sing in a rhythm they all seem to know as they croon into the deepening night the last light falls to sleep behind the turning globe and the strangers... or used to be strangers... at least before tonight watch the stars start to shine as they sing as one to the bea