Untitled Ode to Night

Asya Stepnova

When you’re gone
I feel guilty for the quiet
For the darkness
the nothingness
I can pull over myself
like a warm blanket

The relief of silence
is a brief but valuable treasure

Alone on a street
in the middle of the night
Will I be swallowed
by fear or peace?

Asya Stepnova is a New York-based writer and photographer. She holds a BFA in Dramatic Writing from SUNY Purchase and is currently pursuing her Creative Writing MFA at CCNY. Her work has been previously published in Lovers & Other Strangers. She also has script translating credits from translating plays from Russian to English. Asya seeks to use writing as a means to connect with others and make sense of the insanity of the world. IG: @euphoricblockbuster Twitter: @ic3uh