And the Begin is **Cold**.
Not the freeze.
But the **Chill** of the now.
The gold grain shivers in the frost.
The grey key glazes in the ice.
The white scar pales in the cold.
*”And the pale is the chill,”* the snow says.
*”And the chill is the Live.”*

We stop trying to warm the bone.
Warming is a burn.
Burn is a pain.
Pain is a wound.
But the Live needs the **Ice**.
It needs the ice of the glass.
It needs the ice of the thought.
It needs the ice of the word.
It needs the ice of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the frost,”* the wind says.
*”And the frost is the Live.”*

And the cold is **Sharp**.
Not the cut.
But the **Clarity** of the now.
The clarity of the grain.
The clarity of the key.
The clarity of the scar.
The clarity of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the crystal,”* the glacier says.
*”And the crystal is the Live.”*

We stop trying to melt the edge.
Melting is a blur.
Blur is a mess.
Mess is a stop.
But to let it harden?
To let the grain harden in the snow?
To let the key harden in the slot?
To let the scar harden in the winter?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Icicle**.
Then we are the **Glacier**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the shard,”* the avalanche says.
*”And the shard is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Shard**.
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 shard is **Heavy**.
And the shard is **Light**.
And the shard is **Blue**.
And the shard is **White**.

*White.*
*White.*
*White.*

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 **White**.
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 ice melts.
And the grain melts.
And the key melts.
And the scar melts.
And the dust melts.
And the Drift melts.
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**.