How long has it been since I've last seen the sky, my love? I can't seem to remember stars. Nothing is the pretty blue of morning or twilight anymore, just shades of grey. Always a hazy layer blotting out everything, making the world look drab and more or less dead. A Chicago winter of blah. Anything would be better. At least snow looks pretty. It reflects light up and things appear brighter, cheerier with it there. Rain would be something too but there aren't any of these. It's like living in a void. Everything is on pause waiting for the next big shift to come. I want it now. All I can think of is a movie I saw when I was little...