True Names

A bittersweet reflection on knowing.

Truth

2024-06-29
Prompt by make-up-a-wizard:
wizard who can’t stop, now that it all finally makes sense

These stones have no name. They bear markings carved with care and precision, they stand neatly arranged in a perfect circle, but no trace of their origin remains to history. It’s too convenient; maybe this is where my mind betrays me again, floor crumbling under me just as the light of the exit comes into view. But it’s all I have. If any of this is real, I’ll know soon enough. I’ll know.

Name

2024-03-28
cw: mental illness, police killing