[dVerse] May 18th - safety through ugliness

safety through ugliness

the phone cover sheds
its tired skin
while I eat
a sandwich late.
hunger sits beside me,
loyal as a dog,
waiting for the command
to leave.
I say stay.
it stays.
I say live.
it looks away,
like I am asking too much.

~ Oizys.

Word count: 44
Written for dVerse Quadrille #248 – This One’s Gone to the Dogs By whimsygizmo on May 18, 2026.