300

after the earthquake.

the earthquake is not the problem. an earthquake continues a cycle. hidden movement against time revealing itself.

the problem is that your stuff is strewn about. the foundation has cracked. your home is in shambles. the problem is whether you can trust the ground you walk, not in general, but after the earthquake.

you accept that you are not dead. and this is your life now. at first, the rebuild is tentative, contingent. you get through the day and later, the week. after a year has passed, you put up your art.

the elements will visit you one at a time. eat the fruit. sink to your depths. emerge from the fire. listen for a song in the wind.