Thermal Shock

by Qxzan · 22/04/2026
Published 22/04/2026 10:49

The radiator died at four.

I heard the metal groan and give up.

Now the floorboards are sheets of ice

waiting for the cowardice of my feet.

I grip the edge of the mattress

until my knuckles are white and dead

looking.

One step

and the truth of the cold

hits me harder than the light.

#cold #existential dread #fear #mortality #shock

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