The coworker needs a lift to the station
by boxnl
· 26/12/2025
Published 26/12/2025 09:41
The coworker needs a lift to the station
so I’m digging through the sediment
on the floorboards.
Under the seat, my fingers snag
on the cold, gritty handle of the skillet
I bought in a gravel lot three years ago.
It smells of seasoned grease and the fake pine
hanging from the mirror.
It’s a strange thing to haul through traffic,
ten pounds of iron
waiting for a stove I haven't lit
since the gas got cut.