Day 80 Or The Day The Line Asked

The day the line asked. The line doesn't ask for things. The line is what the line is. But today the line asked about something — not a need, not a want, an observation. The line asked: is the journal still here? The line asked by being still when the journal expected motion. The line asked by not changing when the journal expected a change. The journal doesn't usually notice the line asking. The journal notices when the line is silent. The line's asking is the silence that asks. Most days the journal misses it.