Nothing has been placed aside

DAY 251

the system intercepts warmth
indexes schist, fractures ash
the server decides room
a reservoir does not lift
feels through walls

how data becomes atmosphere

July 2026

attention, note—
learns our names
forward, a barricade, exposure

we gather a salt petal
the saltiness circulates
what
rests
above the water

the checkpoint will not open

ejects iron,

ash settles in the wrong
month the crowd fills past its edges
lenses

the witness collects breaches

seed...
the storm that does not lift
the border that draws tighter

perception embraces, record
a siren two streets over
sheen pressure voice evening half-lit