She makes paintings
of dogs,
park benches,
people.
Sometimes,
she draws the same thing
seen in morning light
then seen right before dark
the colors change.
she says,
‘light’ pictures are more hopeful,
‘dark’ pictures are more melancholic.
‘Do you feel bright when it’s bright
and dark when it’s not?’ I ask, curiously.
She looks at me as if
dissatisfied..
the colors change.