POEM STARTER

'He shut the door wide open'

Write a poem ending with this line. How can you set up the poem so that this final metaphor makes sense?

Doorman Dave Is Our Savior

Why do you care who mans the elevator Why do you give a fuck who jumps From fifty million stories up You write the pamphlets in the lobby That recommend Death as a hobby I’ve learned who I can never trust Nobody fucks with kids like us The doorman needs the goddamn courage To cut the cords that suspend this shit To burn the phone and snort the mints To call a cab and wait for it “We hope that you enjoy your stay” Enjoy it? I just paid for this With my autonomy and my wrists “You can leave whenever you want” Yeah bitch But you set fire to the exits We know the rules that stay unspoken We trust the doorman cause you broke him And we need him to pry the automatic doors open
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