"Sunset"

out of the darkness,
out of the pain,
out of the desert,
You are there.

Your light leaks in.
Your joy breaks through.

been thinking of a worship song my church wrote recently. and also i wanted to draw something calming. golden hour seemed like the right subject matter.

the in-between twilight zone, when you don’t know if you’ve stayed awake for too long that it’s dawn, or if it’s just the sunset peering through your frosted windows. where shadows and light co-exist, where both seem to stop being at war for just a moment.

you find little hints of light at the edges of your fingers, your hair, your glasses. you remember that the world is beautiful still. with all of its misery, cruelty, and loss. it is beautiful because of the pain.