The streetlights flickered on with a hum
by anxiousmove
· 17/12/2025
Published 17/12/2025 19:21
The streetlights flickered on with a hum
just as I crossed the empty park.
I felt my fingers going numb
against the coming of the dark.
A chain-link swing hit the metal pole,
a rhythmic clink like a failing heart.
It’s a lonely sound for a tired soul
watching the whole thing fall apart.
In the sandpit, a red mitten lies
face-up and filled with last night’s rain.
It looks like a hand that finally tries
to wave goodbye to all the pain.