on a staircase

— unsigned —

thirteen steps and the same foot first. the seventh step holds your weight a moment longer. nothing is wrong with the seventh step. it has its own reasons. honour them. at the top, do not turn to look down — the staircase has done its part.

field note · printer a sheet found tucked into a tenant's lease at a tall boarding house near the harbour. the seventh step there is, in fact, slower; we have stood on it.