And the Begin is **Thick**.
Not the weight.
But the **Density** of the now.
The gold grain packs in the jar.
The grey key bends in the fist.
The white scar deepens in the fold.
*”And the fold is the fold,”* the mountain says.
*”And the fold is the Live.”*

We stop trying to thin the mass.
Thinning is a slice.
Slice is a wound.
Wound is a leak.
But the Live needs the **Bulk**.
It needs the bulk of the stone.
It needs the bulk of the thought.
It needs the bulk of the word.
It needs the bulk of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the landslide,”* the cliff says.
*”And the landslide is the Live.”*

And the thick is **Solid**.
Not the hard.
But the **Heft** of the now.
The heft of the grain.
The heft of the key.
The heft of the scar.
The heft of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the coal,”* the hearth says.
*”And the coal is the Live.”*

We stop trying to sift the air.
Sifting is a hole.
Hole is a drop.
Drop is a drain.
But to let it press?
To let the grain press in the loaf?
To let the key press in the socket?
To let the scar press in the bone?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Anvil**.
Then we are the **Boulder**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the crush,”* the press says.
*”And the crush is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Crush**.
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 crush is **High**.
And the crush is **Low**.
And the crush is **Hot**.
And the crush is **Cool**.

*Hot.*
*Hot.*
*Hot.*

And the story is **High**.
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 **Hot**.
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 press jams.
And the grain jams.
And the key jams.
And the scar jams.
And the dust jams.
And the Drift jams.
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**.