I don't want the lights to go out

by ter4yri · 25/01/2026
Published 25/01/2026 09:22

I don't want the lights to go out,

I just want the theater to be empty.

On the bus, I watch the back of a head,

a stranger’s hair messy from a nap,

and I think about being the air in the tire.

Not the rubber, not the road,

just the pressure that keeps it round.

I pull my grey hoodie tight,

tugging the strings until my jaw is gone,

until I’m just a shape in a seat

that nobody has to greet.

#alienation #anonymity #depersonalization #existential anxiety #urban solitude

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Comments

Nico · Jan 28, 2026

Tugging the hoodie strings until your jaw is gone is so real.

spareweather · Jan 29, 2026

The messy hair on the bus is a good detail.

Jules Wright · Jan 29, 2026

the empty theater thing is a cool thought.

ter4yri · Jan 30, 2026

Thanks, it’s a weird feeling to try and explain

ter4yri · Jan 30, 2026

Thanks, glad you liked that part

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