The Names
She sits in a thing
And there's this
Stuff
But not stuff
Like a thing
And it's coming in through this spot
But there's something there
And sitting in the thing in the spot with the stuff coming in through the space feels nice and peaceful
And that's nice
To not be confused about that at least
Sunlight?
Sunlight!
That's it! My goodness, it's such a relief to remember the name of sunlight
But if only she could remember the name of the thing
That she's sitting in
And the
The spot
The...
There's a person there all dressed in some sort of clothing that looks like she's ready for bed
And she's asking how she is
And she doesn't know who this person is
But the person seems to know her
She greeted her by name
Her name
She remembers that, at least
Margaret Josephine Miller
That's her name and she knows it well
And this person has addressed her by her own Christian name
Which is rather presumptuous
"Mrs. Miller," she corrects.
"Oh, my apologies Mrs. Miller. I mean no offense."
"It's alright," she says. "But if you could please tell me, what do you call this?"
She points at the thing she is sitting in.
"That's called a chair, Mrs. Miller."
"Yes, a chair!" she says. "It must've slipped my mind. And that?"
"That's a window," the woman says, and it's clear she's being very patient.
"The sunlight is so warm and comforting," Margaret says with pride, pride in her ability to remember the word sunlight on her own.
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