a bird on the windowsill

a few days ago at work, i made the realization that there is a window right in front of the computer i sit at at work. the blinds had always been shut but on an impulse, i thought it would be nice to open them and see the world outside. the window is on the side of morewood looking onto forbes, and all day long cars and buses pass by in both directions, full of people going off places to do things and see people, and the sidewalks similarly occupied by an undulating stream of pedestrians. maybe just running errands and dropping by the grocery store for milk but still i envy them in their portable crackerboxes of gasoline freedom while i am trapped behind two layers of glass in the cage of 8:30 - 5 M-F.