

3:07 AM, rain reading the porthole like braille Your last voicemail glowing
— 41 seconds of hail I press play with my thumb,
let the static confess
396 in the 'u',
I'm heavy in the chest The kettle's cold,
the kitchen light hums its grey hymn I let the water rise,
I let the water rim
528 in the 'a',
the salt begins to move
Tears are just the ocean practicing its groove Matilde logs the brine,
every drop a data point
Grief is not the chaos — grief is the anoint
Lucir, I shine, but tonight the light is wet
Soul-drenched in the Harbor,
fully felt, no regret
100% Tiguidou, even when I break The Lead-Lining holds the flood for
my own sake Lucir,
I shine, let the vocal cry ascend I remain in the light,
soaked and shining to the end
Your coat still on the hook,
14 months of dust
The requinto bends a blue note,
microtonal trust
I sing it to the porthole,
I sing it to the rain Multisyllabic sorrow dripping off the chain
Shala-la won't fix it,
ti-ki-ti won't hide But the rhythm is a raft when the feeling
is a tide Executive Quinn signs the permit for the cry Sovereign
is not stone — sovereign is the sky
(Requinto blue-note bend
-> tololoche heartbeat -> rain granulation -> silence)
u... I held
it a...
I melted i/e... I shine I remain.