hello, grain of sand.
hello, josh.
does it bother you that as I’ve grown
up into a man, you’ve been shrinking?
I have not been shrinking, excuse me?
but yes.. you have. you were once a mountain!
No, I was once a small piece of a mountain, I am still a small piece of a mountain, I have not been shrinking, I’ve been traveling, and one day I may return.
I see.
Does it bother you that over the years, as I have transformed— crashed in the waves and melted in the sun and broken free from mountains to roll down other mountains until I found myself a million miles from home, in the palm of your hand, that you are still human?
Sometimes.
xx monique