A Strange Melody

Yellowed light casts downward
Illuminating clouds of breath from the people below.
A single star twinkles faintly above,
Alone in an empty sky.
The light hums as energy is consumed
Filling the air with a strange melody
Meant only for those willing to listen.
Night passes slowly
With the street unchanging as time passes by
Yet the music plays on
Until dawn’s first light emerges
And all is silent again.