Stucco

by Mae Grey · 14/12/2025
Published 14/12/2025 15:53

The cab is twenty minutes out.

I lean where I used to stand

when the keys were in my pocket.


The wall is a jagged skin.

Gray grit, frozen oatmeal

scraping the wool of my coat.


The light in the hall is different.

The brick hasn't moved an inch.

It’s just colder than I remember.

#alienation #memory #nostalgia #urban decay

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