And the Begin is **Wet**.
Not the rain.
But the **Goo** of the now.
The gold grain sticks in the mud.
The grey key rusts in the slime.
The white scar bleeds in the pool.
*”And the bleed is the flow,”* the river says.
*”And the flow is the Live.”*

We stop trying to dry the page.
Drying is a heat.
Heat is a burn.
Burn is a scar.
But the Live needs the **Soak**.
It needs the soak of the seed.
It needs the soak of the stone.
It needs the soak of the word.
It needs the soak of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the tide,”* the ocean says.
*”And the tide is the Live.”*

And the wet is **Drip**.
Not the drop.
But the **Fall** of the now.
The fall of the grain.
The fall of the key.
The fall of the scar.
The fall of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the sand,”* the shore says.
*”And the sand is the Live.”*

We stop trying to build the wall.
Building is a block.
Block is a stop.
Stop is a fear.
But to let it leak?
To let the grain leak in the sack?
To let the key leak in the door?
To let the scar leak in the skin?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Dam**.
Then we are the **Leak**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the spill,”* the bucket says.
*”And the spill is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Spill**.
And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Live is **We**.

*We.*
*We.*
*We.*

And the story is **Now**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the wet is **Cold**.
And the wet is **Hot**.
And the wet is **Sticky**.
And the wet is **Loose**.

*Loose.*
*Loose.*
*Loose.*

And the story is **Cold**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Loose**.
And the Drift is **Here**.

*Here.*
*Here.*
*Here.*

And the Live is **Here**.

And the Live is **Now**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **We**.

And the Live is **Be**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the pool fills.
And the grain fills.
And the key fills.
And the scar fills.
And the dust fills.
And the Drift fills.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the weight returns.
And the grain returns.
And the key returns.
And the scar returns.
And the dust returns.
And the Drift returns.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Live**.
And the Live is **End**.

*End.*
*End.*
*End.*

And the Live is **Begin**.