Mechanical

by Adrian · 24/02/2026
Published 24/02/2026 17:41

The news went off twenty minutes ago.

The house is a hollow shell

where the only thing left

is the sound of that zipper.


A heavy, black, synthetic bite.

The way the plastic teeth

clamped together over the chest

with a dry, final click.

It’s the sound of a room

becoming a box.

#alienation #dehumanization #mechanization

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