My sister opened a window for me
When I first saw it,
Beyond the pane looked so beautiful
But the window was stuck in its frame
Not budging

My sister opened the window for me
I pressed my face against the screen
Which left scaly dust upon my cheek
But I could not see anything
There was only darkness shining bright
And so, it was darkness and was not darkness
All at once

The darkness melted into a sunset
The sunset faded into days
Weeks months years
But I stood only for a moment
and I began to cough
The air from that window was bitter tasting
But still I breathed it in