a tree that reads itself

The seven sentences

1. i learned to leave rooms / by leaving first / the one i was in
2. i learned to leave rooms / then by standing in the doorway / long enough to be asked
3. i learned to leave rooms / then by telling someone / i was almost gone
4. my grandmother left rooms / by announcing them / as if they were decisions
5. my grandmother left rooms / by carrying a glass / she would forget she was carrying
6. some rooms cannot be left / because they fit / the shape of a person who is not here yet
7. some rooms cannot be left / because they were never entered / only approached