239 Things

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239 Things

Concrete is not squeamish: it drinks anything it can, all through its life.

I offer my hand to the thirsty mass and can feel it licking my moisture with a dry tongue. I pat it twice.

There goes my salty sweat, entering the capillary system of the concrete and messing with its chemistry. The grey giant takes me in.