Struck

by tnsW3r · 21/12/2025
Published 21/12/2025 19:32

I turned the key back and the heater died.

The car wash flag is a blue, angry shape.

It whips the cold air in a frantic escape,

with nowhere to go and no place to hide.


The metal clips hit the pole—clink and a thud.

The hem is all fraying in thin, white hairs.

The sky has the color of skin when it tears,

or a bruise that is rising up out of the mud.

#cold #emotional pain #mechanical failure #stagnation #urban alienation

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