Today, I spoke to no one.
The fire was the only one making conversation,32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbOFqE9Ulj
but it stuttered—forgetful, flickering,32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjAFl7t945
unsure if it was still supposed to burn.
I rearranged the bottles behind the bar.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTq1725kV2
Not to clean. Not to organize.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc9e6baFfi
Just to see if they would sound different when touched.
One of them did.
It rang like a bell in water.
I picked it up, opened it.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8cJwCWijr
Empty.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIMXoaZyyz
But the scent inside was
...what was it?
I cannot recall now.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkMSXGuyih
And I’m afraid if I try, something else will fall out of my head instead.
There are cracks forming in the shape of thoughts I used to have.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eZmBfYJvV
Maybe too many stories have nested in my mind.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnOcOObYHH
Maybe I should throw some out.
But which ones?
If I forget one guest, does that count as a Second Death?
I’ll sleep beside the hearth tonight.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYEi9K4khA
Maybe it remembers for me.
and then Add to home screen.