Writing Prompt
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POEM STARTER
Submitted by Maranda Quinn
Write a poem which includes the motif of doors.
Whether open or closed, doors can be used to represent many different things.
Writings
_(A bit of a brain dump idk)_
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Door lock
Clicks shut,
Kids crack
Clavicles.
Ribcage crunching,
Fractured knuckles.
Clip clop,
Horseshoe,
Tail in the door, you
Lick lips,
Blacksmith,
Sugar cubes.
Fer the ribbon,
Fer the winnin',
Yer a good
Little boy.
Pretty beggar
Fer the sugar
And the toys
(Fer enjoy-
Ment)
Batter down the
Wall
When the door's unlocked,
Kids crack,
Bones snap
On the chop...
A closed door could mean
A sweet girl closing her eyes
As the stars begin to twinkle up high
A closed door could mean
A furry little puppy who is locked up
And dreams of running in a grassy field
An opened door could mean
A wallet has been stolen
Or that a lie has been told
An opened door could mean
The ribbon has been cut
Or that the rain has brought rainbows
Maybe your door will be closed
Or...
When the door opens
A light begins to come in
When a door closes
Starts to unravel within
So much till the air becomes wet and moist
Not leaving room for opportunity or a shelter choice
Given the circumstances at hand
Can release shocks like a volcano eruption which means any means necessary
Above every waking price
When walking through every door twice
At first, it can seem nice
Or maybe...
Any open door may lead to a love, a disaster, or fantastic exploration.
A closed door may lead to a conflict, security, loneliness, boredom, or
protection.
A locked door may lead to change, defeat, destiny, opportunity, or
resignation.
A broken door may lead to strength, perseverance, an achievement, or
determination.
A door with a window may show a peek into the future, the dark, or
contempla...
Someday a door may close,
I mean, angrily slam in your face, close
Your nose will feel that itch, expectant of pain
Your body tensing,
Your eyes squinting shut,
Bracing.
Here the doors have no names,
The paths laid out before you have no way,
Sprawling this way, that-a-way, every which way,
The halls of eternity remain the same,
But once you move forward you can never return.
Endless slamming,...
When one door closes, another opens.
Yet I am trapped in these four walls.
For me, one has closed and has stayed so,
No escape from ceiling to floor.
Just me as it always has been.
If I close my eyes and think hard enough,
I imagine I have keys to a door
right in front of me.
I reach into my pocket pushing aside gum and other miscellaneous items,
and reach for the heavy brass key that I know fit...
My emotions are unhinged
Can’t even swing open
Because it isn’t attached
Attempting to lock them down
Does nothing from you
I desperately slam the door
but you stick your foot
through the crack
Just one twist of the knob
One knock on the wood
And I would let you in anyway
Even if I tried to shut you out
No matter what I do
You always have the key
I try to change it
but you know me too well
and ...
Hi
I wish I could come up to you
And give you a hug
Tell you everything is going to be ok
That you will make it through
I’m sorry that on your first year at a new school
You were treated like that
And how you left the year with more issues than before
I’m sorry how she was your first friend
And I’m sorry that I didn’t prevent it
I wish that I could tell you to skip the event for your school
And...
Open
Slow and creaking against the hum of day
Heavy in hand
Cold in the eye
Closed
Latch clasped
Shutters drawn
Barricading light
Open
Glass pane shattered
Flecks strewn about
In explosive array
Closed
Vibrant hues a wall
Killing vision
And welcome
Open
Beconing and warm
Laiden with traps
And tumult
Closed
No longer wanting
No longer caring
No longer home.
Open
Unfilled
A...
At the very beginning
We all walk through a door
As we grow older
We are introduced to many different types
Doors of opportunity
Doors of sadness
Doors of lessons
Doors of regret
But the most important door of them all
That we all walk through
Is the door of you
Mending all of those other doors together
Walking through that final door and
Becoming who the world wanted you to become....