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There is something strangely enchanting about watching the sun rise through security cameras. 

It is five in the morning and if we weren’t in a glowing city, I would be able to see the stars. The back alley is vaguely sinister through the cameras but I am behind layers of plexiglass, and if I concentrate hard enough, I can tighten the walls around me. For once, being alone doesn’t feel like a threat. 

Time passes in waves. I text a friend for an hour but when I look at the clock, it has only been ten minutes. I blink. It’s seven am, now. 

In the alley, the stones get lighter. A lone runner passes the front door. 

When the sun rises, color bleeds into the security footage. I expected it to be sudden, a timer and the flick of a switch. It’s not. 

(There are hints of green in the bushes, nestled among the grey.)

(I think I like the subtlety of it.)

(How lovely, to begin again with such grace)