Gilded Stratum

Rough silt settles deep under fingernails, parting to reveal a segmented mosaic fragment embedded in the dark shale. This fossilized imprint suggests an architecture formed long before the marble slab split into separate pieces. As fingers trace these ancient geometries, the distance between the hand and the earth begins to fail. The distinction between what is felt and what is made vanishes, leaving only the quiet weight of a shape finally becoming its own creator.