As the sun goes down

The bedtime books close

The dogs spin to find the right spot

Keys jiggle in the door

Day shifts end

Nights ones starts

That one house lights

Never turn off

Stars are hard to gaze

City lights are the new muse

The tv turns on

The radio click on

The canvas gets dusted off

Window open

Fan off

The night air

Just right

For some

The day just started

Some just ened

Potential can

Go to waste

Or noticed

The sun starts to peak out

Alarms go off

Showers turn on

Kids get woken up

But these lights

Dim

As does the potential

The covers pull back

Radio goes to static

And the canvas

With the same wasted energy.

One starts

As the other

Ends