Half-Eaten Name

by Mercy B. · 14/01/2026
Published 14/01/2026 19:59

Found it again. That small, cold disk.

Buried under old batteries,

a paperclip chain, the usual junk.

My finger traces the edge,

tarnished silver.


The light from the window

catches a scratch, then another.

Almost rubbed clean, the name

it used to carry.

Just a few letters left,

like half-eaten words.


And the number,

a blurry promise

no one would ever dial now.

Still on the split ring,

still waiting for a collar

that isn't here.

#forgotten identity #loss #memory #nostalgia #pet loss

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Comments

sxxel · Feb 5, 2026

That last bit about the collar really got me. I have a drawer just like this.

Ruben B. · Feb 7, 2026

i have a junk drawer just like this with the batteries and everything.

Mercy B. · Feb 7, 2026

Those drawers are basically accidental time capsules. Thanks for reading.

Violet North · Feb 8, 2026

the part about the phone number no one would dial is pretty heavy.

Mercy B. · Feb 8, 2026

Glad that part landed. It felt extremely final just looking at it.

Violet North · Feb 8, 2026

yeah it really feels like a dead end.

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