Yours Truly Magazine 2020 | Page 29

rstate A concrete monolith infected by the purple-orange haze, now alive with a depth and strangeness that could not be articulated, but lived in those flickering wisps of color that danced in the shadows underneath the overpass. There are those who believe our world is quite dichotomic, an ancient, arcane rock engaged in a constant, stubborn battle with the parasitic invasion of human civilization. But the truth consists of blurred edges, chaos and recklessness, tangerine lights melting into a lavender sky, a soft purple ocean that had never chafed against their stark abrasivity, but welcomed it with open arms. The world is made of concrete slabs and exit signs, freezing thorns and knife edges. And it’s beautiful. 13