last season’s energy
recirculates through the air,
the memories drifting
towards decades-long dust bunnies
accumulated in long-forgotten spaces
sipping tea to pass the time
as this summer’s memories
embed themselves into next year’s party
Cue the slow zoom-out, the haunting score, and… CUT! That’s a wrap.
Welcome behind the curtain — a space where we take a breath, have a snack, and debrief.
Snacks acquired? Let’s get into it.
the dust bunnies have eyes was inspired by the smell of the A/C the furnace churns out every spring after sitting dormant all winter long. Every year, it sends me back in time to revisit my childhood. This year, it made me think about all the little dust bunnies hiding under the dryer, the pool table, and even behind the water softener tanks. Those little guys have been accumulating for years and years, the party getting bigger every season.
I wonder if they’ll get a DJ next year? 😂
It made me think about all the trapped memories stored with them. And it made me think about how they’ve just been watching from the corner this whole time. They’ve seen everything 😂
Anyway, what pareidolia (faces in strange places) have you seen lately? 😉 Let’s talk about it below.
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until next time, stay yearning, friends.
cryptid out ✌️
