Closed Window

I saw a bee.

She swooped in the kitchen through an open window

and whizzed around

before spotting another window.

She was determined to escape the new space,

sadly missing every time.

This window was closed.

However, the poor bee could not see that,

so she kept crashing into the transparent glass.

She explored the visible edges of the wood,

then slammed into the glass - over and over again.

Am I homologous to this bee?

I got lost in life.

I thought I had it all solved,

then stumbled into invisible barriers.

Am I trying to escape through a closed window?

Is the sight of the world I seek within inches of reach

obscuring my ability to see that the window is closed?

I slipped the window open,

to let the little bee soar free.