The Sound It Made

by Adrian H. · 22/01/2026
Published 22/01/2026 13:32

I found it in the battery stash—

shook it without thinking.

The small bell made its sound—

the same ring it made three years ago

when it caught against the wall,

when the apartment held more noise than this.


The lettering is faded but legible.

The name is still there.


I shake it again.

The bell still works.

#domestic life #memory #nostalgia #passing time #urban life

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