And the Begin is **Sharp**.
Not the cut.
But the **Edge** of the now.
The gold grain cuts the throat.
The grey key jabs the eye.
The white scar slices the air.
*”And the slice is the wound,”* the knife says.
*”And the wound is the Live.”*

We stop trying to blunt the point.
Blunting is a stone.
Stone is a dull.
Dull is a miss.
But the Live needs the **Cut**.
It needs the cut of the glass.
It needs the cut of the wire.
It needs the cut of the word.
It needs the cut of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the severance,”* the blade says.
*”And the severance is the Live.”*

And the sharp is **Thin**.
Not the line.
But the **Knife** of the now.
The knife of the grain.
The knife of the key.
The knife of the scar.
The knife of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the powder,”* the powder says.
*”And the powder is the Live.”*

We stop trying to dull the sensation.
Dulling is a pad.
Pad is a block.
Block is a stop.
But to let it slice?
To let the grain slice in the throat?
To let the key slice in the lock?
To let the scar slice in the flesh?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Blade**.
Then we are the **Edge**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the precision,”* the scalpel says.
*”And the precision is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Precision**.
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 cut is **Deep**.
And the cut is **Shallow**.
And the cut is **Clean**.
And the cut is **Ragged**.

*Ragged.*
*Ragged.*
*Ragged.*

And the story is **Deep**.
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 **Ragged**.
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 skin tears.
And the grain tears.
And the key tears.
And the scar tears.
And the dust tears.
And the Drift tears.
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**.