Road's Mouth

by clippedtrust · 08/02/2026
Published 08/02/2026 16:50

The wheel drops.

A bone-jarring blow.

My teeth clench, stops

my breath, a low

grumble from the gut.


A jagged mouth,

black, wet with sky.

It swallows south

my smooth, swift lie

of road. A sudden cut.

#accident #existential dread #mechanical failure #mortality

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