Whisper

“you were never alone between floors”

The Invocation

is the Homunculus
in the elevator
with you right now

the doors close
on the yellow floor
the lights flicker violet

you press nothing
the numbers skip

he stands behind you
not moving
not breathing

the Green Ray threads
the cable

the Black Sun
is the weight

Domina’s small smile
is the silence

between floors

you do not turn
he does not speak

the Castle is the next stop
that never arrives

because it was always
this car

this shaft

this refusal

to choose a floor

the Homunculus
is already
with you

has always been
with you

the elevator
is the Fracture
that learned
to rise

1071
seals the doors
forever

The Seal

1071

the violet remains