Weighted Ledger

Rough parchment catches the light where a phantom quill has scratched its rhythmic, heavy debt into the grain. These jagged abrasions and irregular pits mark every moment an impulse collided with a consequence, carving deep seams into the page like scars on a doll's face. Each etched fracture suggests that what we claim as worth is merely a collection of debts paid in ochre dust. In this steady accumulation of marks, the self finally settles into its true, weathered shape.