The back door went shut with a crack

by Mae Grey · 08/03/2026
Published 08/03/2026 15:41

The back door went shut with a crack.

The bike is down in the gravel,

one pedal turning slow

against the quiet.


He didn’t look at me.

He just kicked the frame and ran.

The plastic aglet of his shoelace

is buried in the dirt

where the tire lost its grip.

#abandonment #childhood #departure #loss of control #silence

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