What Was Left Behind

by Coil · 12/12/2025
Published 12/12/2025 19:02

In the pocket, I found a crumpled receipt,

its edges worn, a ghost of someone’s feat.

What did they buy? A snack for the road?

A moment captured, a story bestowed.


I trace the ink, faded, but still clear,

like echoes of laughter, or whispers of fear.

Each item a link to a life unknown,

carried in fabric, in fibers, they’ve grown.

#anonymity #ephemerality #everyday objects #memory #nostalgia

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