Whiteboard Name
by nearfrank
· 10/02/2026
Published 10/02/2026 17:19
Just my name, scrawled there.
On the whiteboard, bleeding ink.
A cheap marker on laminate,
making me think
about how little it holds.
Just a label.
Not the way my hands shake
when I’m nervous,
or the stupid jokes I tell
when I’m trying too hard.
Just a word.
In a room full of other words.