why not?

there is a poster on my wall of cafe terrace by van gogh. i had never really looked at it before until today. i was laying on my bed and staring blankly at it. the painting would have been pitch dark, if not for the glowing stars above and the gaudy yellow light spilling out of the cafe’s windows and from a burning lamp hanging in front. the stones and pebbles on the ground shine because the cafe shines. and i will never witness that moment with my own eyes.