She said, “You’re nailing more than my…” Then stopped, because the hammer was already swinging. Nailing the coffin of small talk. Nailing a lie to the floor so it stops twitching. Nailing a promise to the inside of my ribcage where no light goes.

In this city, blue means thirsty. Thirsty for rain that won’t come. Thirsty for a touch that doesn’t calculate its exit. Every balcony hangs a shirt like a white flag. Every rumba hides a knife wrapped in velvet.

Here’s an original piece titled: The walls sweat indigo and regret. Havana bleu—not just a color, but a state of being stuck between a classic cigar’s last curl of smoke and the neon hum of a late-night laundromat.