Blueprint for No One

by anxiousmove · 17/01/2026
Published 17/01/2026 18:21

I tried to draw the place I grew,

the porch, the eaves, the sagging door.

The pen leaked ink, a sudden blot

that ruined half the second floor.


I can’t remember where the glass

was supposed to let the morning in.

I draw a chimney, thick and black,

with smoke like some repeating sin


that blows the wrong way in the wind.

It’s just a box with slanted lines.

I’ve lived in places all my life

I can’t describe or even find.

#displacement #home #identity #memory

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Comments

Maya · Feb 11, 2026

i definitely know how it feels when a pen leaks and ruins the whole drawing.

anxiousmove · Feb 12, 2026

honestly it felt like a sign to just stop trying to draw it for a while.

dakotagal37 · Feb 12, 2026

the box with slanted lines is a good way to describe it.

anxiousmove · Feb 13, 2026

thanks, i think i've forgotten the real details so that's all that's left.

Noah Mercer · Feb 15, 2026

The chimney smoke part felt a little intense for what it was.

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