I'm standing before two windows
that used to be on the opposite sides
of this tiny, dank, cold, shuddering
little room that threatens to cave in
at any moment, quick and ruthless
as the blink of an eye
the windows have moved together
because the time draws near
closer and closer
soon I'll have to choose which window
to focus on, to look through
in one window
I see the most beautiful view
I have ever seen
a paradise
exotic
I want to break the lock
that prevents me from climbing out
into the closest thing to heaven
I'll ever be
but I can't
so I pound my fist against
the window frame
painted a deep
vicious red
so lovely
and I think someone on the outside
of that window
wants me to come in
but shh, I can't
there's no real lock
it's just
hard to
explain
the other window is frosted over
foggy
but I feel such serenity
such peace
throbbing from the outside
that is a window I'd go through
such a bright light
so inviting
I'll open the window
quite soon, in fact
and climb through that window
into the soft light
and hope it doesn't turn into
darkness
