Grain & Glimmer

The cool metal of the casing pressed against skin, fractured sunlight blooming in shifting patterns across its surface. Fine sand gathered at the edge of a single band etched upon it, momentarily defining a division that quickly dissolved with each passing breeze. Attempts to mark where one state ended and another began—to isolate a clear interruption—only revealed further coarse layers within what appeared uniform. A subtle vibration ran through the brass, suggesting not unbroken sequence but distinct moments strung together like beads, leaving one to question whether any true stillness exists between them.