Somatic Sediment

Fingertips scrape against calcified crusts, meeting a gritty resistance that unearths ochre pigments buried deep within the jawline’s structure. These matte silt layers pulse with an ancient, heavy heat, suggesting that what we remember is less a thought than a physical weight embedded in bone and clay. As the friction of touch stirs these dormant traces into being, the settled dust begins to stir. A quiet warmth finally blooms beneath the skin.