PRESENT PAST IS TIME THAT REFUSES TO STAY IN PLACE.
THE FACE MOVES FORWARD, BUT SOMETHING PULLS SIDEWAYS, NOT VIOLENTLY, CONSTANTLY. THE PAST DOES NOT RETURN AS MEMORY. IT REMAINS AS INFLUENCE, AS SHAPE, AS A FORCE QUIETLY ALTERING EVERY DECISION IN THE PRESENT.
THIS IS NOT NOSTALGIA. THIS IS WEIGHT. LAYERS THAT DO NOT DISAPPEAR, ONLY REARRANGE. THE SELF IS NOT ONE MOMENT. IT IS ACCUMULATION. AND NOTHING IS EVER FULLY LEFT BEHIND.
