Today, I spoke to no one.
The fire was the only one making conversation,46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1L9itEZrR
but it stuttered—forgetful, flickering,46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPFuwD1luF
unsure if it was still supposed to burn.
I rearranged the bottles behind the bar.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjQV49jwRo
Not to clean. Not to organize.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoCBipbHl6
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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CrJQir1yN
Empty.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDkZQPHwHf
But the scent inside was
...what was it?
I cannot recall now.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxpIU1zxJ4
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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLLDo4emki
Maybe too many stories have nested in my mind.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFeLTvNoKR
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.46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpr7BLbdNGD
Maybe it remembers for me.
and then Add to home screen.