The Aesthetic

You wake with the undeniable feeling that something is wrong. Your first thought is that maybe you are in the middle of a mild earthquake – one that is tearing down hospitals, skyscrapers and schools a hundred miles away but is just barely perceptible in the swing of a hanging fern in the kitchen of your apartment. So, you lay in bed completely still, eyes closed, trying to determine if the mattress is moving. Yes, the room is rocking, you decide. Then, you’re not so sure. Then, yes, of course, you definitely feel it now, getting stronger by the second. Ultimately, you decide that it’s just your imagination. The earthquake, that is, not your feeling that something is wrong. That’s definitely not a mistake.

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