Residue

by Ax. · 15/02/2026
Published 15/02/2026 16:28

Blue tin. Empty. Four years old.

I never drank the tea. She told

me once what kind—oolong, something floral.

I kept the tin. Not a moral,

just a thing behind the fishing line

and router cables. Mine

by default. The leaves ran out

or I threw them out. No doubt

I kept the wrong part. People do.

It's decorative. It's blue.

#emptiness #nostalgia

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