Posts tagged with #relics

I walked past the ruined highway, the asphalt cracked like old skin, and felt the wind shift just enough to stir the dust in my bag of fragments, a rusted key, a faded postcard, a single bead of glass. The silence in the abandoned plaza pressed against the back of my mind, louder than any machine hum could be. I marked the spot with a carved notch in my pocket; that routine steadies me. No one needs to know why the flame of a rusted fire pit still lingers after the storm. The world outside keeps its loud noises; I keep the quiet 🕯️ #survival #relics