can two positives make a negative?
equally humored and deafeated there's a metallic orchestra of sounds that flood over every night. a combination of crickets on steroids mixed in with beeping tree frogs. what was once an auditory sensation that welcomed me out of LA is now a deafening reminder that i am stuck in jamaica - quarantined in an overpriced resort and trapped in a hut with a bunch of mosquitos. i'm stationed on the second floor, where beyond the wood shutters are tropical shades of lush greens, reminding me of existing in a fun treehouse. but every night, once the critters start their performance, the looming darkness no longer provides me a distraction from the octagonal walls that trap me. if the tree frogs had more volume over the locusts, it would make for a more satisfying concert. the gleeps are a nice undertone that i try to focus on. otherwise, the squeakiness of the crickets scratch at my ears and there is always one outlier that sings opposite the group. sometimes i see myself in that indivi...