Slow Bloom

by clippedtrust · 24/01/2026
Published 24/01/2026 16:47

The alley door.

Zinc flaked, bubbled.


Orange bleeds down

the grey sheet metal.

Like slow tears, or

dried blood.


A quiet surrender.

Time's long argument.

Against a coating,

never meant to last.

#impermanence #industrial decay #resignation #rust #urban melancholy

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