Walking Through Doors
The doorway arrived in the nick of time
at the stroke of midnight before the first fireworks
wide open, brightly illuminated and full of promise
on the brink, I took my departure.
New doors open to us throughout life
some require keys before opening
some demand a pound or two of flesh
a lesson learned, an entrance earned.
Sometimes we balk at the opening
without realizing we’re on a new threshold
like not recognizing the dawn of a new day
letting that door slam shut in our faces.
Cooling our heals in the vestibule
aware and anxious to make our emergence
an unmarked exit opens to the unknown
that first step can be a real bitch!
© Rebecca Sanchez 2018
So many doorways so little time. Written with my friends at Poets United for the prompt doorway(s).
Such wise words and the close resonates, that step into the unknown…
Anna :o]
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Thank you, Anna!
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I’ll never forget the golden door I dreamed of. My life was changed forever after that.
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Well, now you have me curious…
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So true. Thus the journey proceeds…
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Thanks for stopping by, Frank.
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Wise words … and you are so right in that last line.
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Thank you, Rosemary!
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I like the idea of the arrival of doorways. They do sometimes & compel us to enter into.
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Yes, they do, Sumana! Thank you!
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Yes I agree.. the first step can be a bitch.. nicely said!
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Thank you!
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I like the balking at the opening, as humans are so wont to do, not recognizing all that lies beyond a new threshold.
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Thank you, Sherry! It’s so true.
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If we just have the courage to walk through.
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Sometimes we just don’t know any better, Anne. Thanks for coming by.
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The first set can indeed be difficult!
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Thank you, Rob!
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Oh yes it can be a bitch indeed that first step. And so rewarding when we do it. Really nicely written
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Thank you, Tradlos!
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Ha! Yes! That first step! Apprehension overrules hope–what is it they say? Better the known evil? I prefer “emergence,” but how often do I actually do it?
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I adore your words,
“Women lean on doorways!
Are they waiting, hesitating,
or holding up the world?”
such awesome writing! If we did the right thing at the right time life might not be so fun and surprising? Lmao!
Hope your friend gets her surgery and recovers!
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