Glass

by Caleb H. · 01/01/2026
Published 01/01/2026 18:57

The lease is sitting on the rug.

I give the sliding bolt a tug.

A moth is brittle in the track.

I’m not sure if I’m coming back.


I used to watch the alley wall.

The way the shadows used to crawl.

A smudge is left where I would lean.

The glass is never really clean.

#fragility #isolation #memory #transience #uncertainty #urban alienation

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