I am in the mood of sitting by my bedroom window and watch the stars, see if I can make out the different constellations. But the sky is overcast, making it appear gloomy, so I sit staring into the vast darkness. In the distance, I see light from a second floor window of an apartment, and for no apparent reason, my heart goes out to the occupant(s). Out of this darkness, the light stands out as if trying to get attention, which it does. It's past midnight on a weeknight, so I wonder what the occupant is doing, they should be asleep. I chuckle at the hypocrisy of that thought, because I am awake. Then I feel angry at the occupant, for having their light on and marring the beauty of the night. More surprisingly, am angry that they are awake, therefore, am not the only one who isn't asleep.
I wonder why I have this anger but then I realise that the nights are private. The silence, the solitude and the darkness are things that I enjoy most about the night and I suddenly feel that my privacy is being violated by this person whom I think is studying or working or maybe even sleeping with the lights on. I am irked by this light -however distant it is from me. So I leave my spot by the window and wonder why I am even thinking about these things in the first place!
The title of this post is from the song Kill the Light by Lacuna Coil
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