Forty-Eight

by clippedtrust · 19/02/2026
Published 19/02/2026 12:57

The grid above.

Always forty-eight.

A small water stain,

near the third row, left.


Fluorescent hums.

Waiting room quiet.

Each square a breath.

Or the lack of one.


My eyes trace the lines.

Again. Forty-eight.

No cracks today.

Just the stain, grey.

#medical setting #observation #routine #silence #waiting room

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