That ticket stub I kept

by nearfrank · 14/02/2026
Published 14/02/2026 15:57

That ticket stub I kept,

a little scrap of time.

The date is smudged and grey,

like charcoal in its prime

then left out in the rain.

It meant the world back then,

a promise I could gain,

again and yet again.

But holding it right now,

the ink is just a stain.

That music, loud and proud,

doesn't bring back the reign.

#longing #melancholy #memory #nostalgia #passage of time

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