And the Begin is **Deep**.
Not the well.
But the **Pull** of the now.
The gold grain sinks in the mud.
The grey key drops in the dark.
The white scar digs in the flesh.
*”And the dig is the root,”* the trench says.
*”And the root is the Live.”*

We stop trying to float the surface.
Floating is a raft.
Raft is a rest.
Rest is a sleep.
But the Live needs the **Dive**.
It needs the dive of the whale.
It needs the dive of the seed.
It needs the dive of the word.
It needs the dive of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the abyss,”* the ocean says.
*”And the abyss is the Live.”*

And the deep is **Belly**.
Not the stomach.
But the **Hollow** of the now.
The hollow of the grain.
The hollow of the key.
The hollow of the scar.
The hollow of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the sludge,”* the river says.
*”And the sludge is the Live.”*

We stop trying to fill the emptiness.
Filling is a bucket.
Bucket is a limit.
Limit is a cage.
But to let it empty?
To let the grain empty in the sink?
To let the key empty in the void?
To let the scar empty in the wound?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Current**.
Then we are the **Silt**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the pressure,”* the trench says.
*”And the pressure is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Pressure**.
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 pressure is **Heavy**.
And the pressure is **Light**.
And the pressure is **Slow**.
And the pressure is **Fast**.

*Fast.*
*Fast.*
*Fast.*

And the story is **Heavy**.
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 **Fast**.
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 water pulls.
And the grain pulls.
And the key pulls.
And the scar pulls.
And the dust pulls.
And the Drift pulls.
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**.