proximal raze a square in motion is a diamond at rest. a glacial deposit weathered into being. you can't break down what the world has already broken, but you can wear it on a chain around your neck to serve as a salve for your own slow erosion, moving in steps too small to measure. left foot. right foot. cleft foot. spite foot. a diamond at rest is a square in motion. grey words turn black, become part of the scenery, take on meanings they never would have chosen for themselves. almost close enough to touch. not quite quick enough to close the gap. so the valley sags and the distance grows, and there is no shoring up what can't be held. it takes such a long time to become what we're going to be. 210816 what's it to you? who go blather from