Windward Review Volume 19 (2021): Empathy and Entropy

Austin Martinez
Austin Martinez is a 13-year-old boy who loves acting, computer
programming, and writing. He has written a book called “The First
Week of School” and is currently typing it up and trying to get it
published. He has written a poem for you to read.
The Window
Usually, windows are tools
people use to see the outside
world. But this window is
is different, this one
morphs my reality. It morphs
the way I see the world.
Literally and Figuratively.
Literally it morphs the world,
you can’t see out of it properly.
Figuratively it morphs the
world and the way I see it.
It really helps me notice
all the color in the world.
You can see shades of gray
Quadruplicated on every piece
of glass. As you see
the world differently. All the
thoughts in your head.
Or maybe it’s just me
overthinking like always. But
when you really look at it, and
a friend once said. “You
can’t see anything out of that
window.” And you know what I
say to that. He is absolutely
right. You can barely see in front
of you when looking through that
window. But yet somehow
I managed to write a two page
poem about a window that you
can’t see out of. A window
that morphs the world, a window
that morphs reality.
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