he said "just press the button, alice" as if the button were only metal and not a mouthful of explanations no one asked to taste
so i open my archive instead noise cancel the noise cancelled stack .wav onto .wav because files don’t look back at me and ask for context
the button waits bright and simple but simple is loud when it’s public louder than any voice i can absorb
i voice to myself i'll press it after the next file finishes rendering after i label one more verse correctly after the hush feels prepared but then I don't
soft as static loud as doubt







