One conversation

you almost didn't have.

One message

you almost didn't send.

One decision

that took four seconds

and changed

which version

of your life

you are now living in.

You cannot see this

from inside it.

The branching

only becomes visible

looking backward —

and even then

only partially.

Most of what shaped you

felt small enough

to forget

while it was happening.

— AËLA