THE BAT'S LAMENT: A SHEL SILVERSTEIN SYMPHONY IN MCCARTHY'S DUST

In the sun-bleached silence of a world choked by dust, a solitary bat hangs suspended. He, a creature in shadow and moonlight, grieves. A melancholy tune escapes his throat, a dirge born from the ashes of a forgotten world. It is|This is a lament for lost homes, a song of desolation. The dust swirls below it, a swirling graveyard of memories, and t