This is a work in progress. I look forward to getting feedback! Too boring, too personal, too meh? Let me know. January 28, 2026 I kneeled over the smooth concrete near the swimming pool, the hot summer sun blazing down on my back. Maybe the others were cajoling me to join them in the water, maybe not; I don’t remember. What I remember is looking at the asymmetrical holes in the smooth concrete, noticing how they turned a darker shade of gray as they sucked in the water that