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he lays in bed, the room dark.
his eyes wide open.
he extends his arm upward.
the dark silhouette of his hand.
his eyes cross.
he imagineds, he feels his brain.
the desire for belief.
"light," he says, hand out.
"light, light, light."
nothing.
"light, belief, magic, power."
adrenaline rushes to his stomach.
his eyes sparkle in the dark.
false alarm.
his eyes uncross.
the belief -- temporary -- fades.
the hand drops back.
a failure.
alone in the dark.
eyes wide open.
his bed lamp hums.
alone and unbelieving.
red-numbered alarm clock.
hum.
belief comes and goes.
tomorrow he'll try again.
tonight.