Ghost town
The street lights flicker
The people on the streets vanish
The sky darkens
Purple like an amethyst
The light of waterfront buildings
Streaks of white, yellow and blue
Mountains become shadows
Silhouettes behind the city
Night has taken over
Silence, reticence, quiet
Cars petal to the metal
laying rubber on the deserted streets
The occasional sirens and boat horns
A harmony of sounds ring in my ear
Planes soar over the fireflies below
Clamorous sounds follow them
The ghost town is silent again
The devious wind pushes garbage around
papers, cans, candy wrappers
The smell of factories and smoke float in the air
murky, thick, fumy
Restaurants and fast food buildings
Taunting smell of food wafted in the air
The Amethyst is fading
Transforming
Black as ash
Good Night!
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