Day 184 of 2026
“Eighteen Names in a Cold Room That Got Loud”
I GET BACK ON MY FEET
Verb: to stand again after falling, after being told to stay down,
after the fold-out chairs are stacked and the bulb goes cold.
Usage: chanted. Plural. Stencilled in blunt sans-serif
over eighteen first names you will not remember tomorrow
but your body will.
See also: vermillion. Friday. The wall that runs out of wall
before the sentence does.