Floor Pop
by lxvia
· 18/03/2026
Published 18/03/2026 17:49
It fell.
Just one kernel
of popcorn,
landing flat
on the cool kitchen tile.
A small, white thing
against the gray.
I looked around.
No one.
A quick bend,
a faster snatch.
Pop.
Dry,
a little dusty.
Just a bit of floor.
Just a quick hunger.
Nobody saw.
Nobody needed to.