Station Lights

by Ruben · 18/01/2026
Published 18/01/2026 15:49

The sink is stained with rust and lime.

I’ve spent too much of my own time

scrubbing oil from off my skin

and wondering where the day has been.


The light tube gives a sickly hum.

My fingers feel a little numb.

The mirror shows the hollow bone

where I am standing all alone.

#industrial fatigue #loneliness #self reflection #working class

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