REBOUND

IMPACT THAT DOES NOT END.

IT RETURNS. FORCE MEETS FORCE AND FINDS NO EXIT, SO IT TURNS BACK ON ITSELF. TWO FACES PRESS TOGETHER, NOT MERGING, NOT BREAKING, REFLECTING, AS IF EACH ONE IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE OTHER.

BLUE CUTS THROUGH LIKE SHOCK. RED HOLDS LIKE PRESSURE THAT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE EYES DO NOT CLOSE. THEY LOCK.

THIS IS NOT RECOVERY. RECOVERY IS QUIET. THIS IS THE MOMENT AFTER IMPACT WHEN THE BODY DECIDES NOT TO STAY DOWN, WHEN FALLING BECOMES DIRECTION, WHEN RESISTANCE BECOMES MOVEMENT.