I gave them invisibility.

Some thought it was a blessing. Others thought it was punishment.

And the truth is — I wasn’t sure either.

I gave them shadows… to teach them contrast.

Instead, they learned fear.

They learned shame.

They learned to stare at the floor

instead of into each other.

All I wanted was dimension. Instead… they flattened.

I watched.

I watched them collapse their entire identity inward.

Fold themselves like paper until nothing was left but image.