Mattress Canyon

by clippedtrust · 10/11/2025
Published 10/11/2025 16:45

The charger fell again.

My hand, reaching, found

the narrow cut,

this dark, forgotten town.


A half-dollar, dull,

from '82.

A rubber band, bone-stiff,

grey as old wool.


The dust, a thick felt.

Things slipped,

things lost.

A quiet, slow melt.

#decay #domestic neglect #loss #melancholy #memory #nostalgia

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