And the Begin is **Soft**.
Not the weak.
But the **Yield** of the now.
The gold grain rounds the corner.
The grey key sinks into the cushion.
The white scar fades into the flow.
*”And the fade is the flow,”* the river says.
*”And the flow is the Live.”*

We stop trying to bend the willow.
Bending is a snap.
Snap is a break.
Break is a loss.
But the Live needs the **Bend**.
It needs the bend of the reed.
It needs the bend of the thought.
It needs the bend of the word.
It needs the bend of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the curve,”* the wind says.
*”And the curve is the Live.”*

And the soft is **Ripple**.
Not the wave.
But the **Surface** of the now.
The surface of the grain.
The surface of the key.
The surface of the scar.
The surface of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the foam,”* the sea says.
*”And the foam is the Live.”*

We stop trying to flatten the wave.
Flattening is a dam.
Dam is a hold.
Hold is a stop.
But to let it ripple?
To let the grain ripple on the skin?
To let the key ripple in the lock?
To let the scar ripple in the mind?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Pool**.
Then we are the **Lagoon**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the current,”* the tide says.
*”And the current is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Current**.
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 current is **Fast**.
And the current is **Slow**.
And the current is **Wide**.
And the current is **Narrow**.

*Narrow.*
*Narrow.*
*Narrow.*

And the story is **Fast**.
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 **Narrow**.
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 overflows.
And the grain overflows.
And the key overflows.
And the scar overflows.
And the dust overflows.
And the Drift overflows.
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**.