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Stranger than fiction - every parent's truth

And There Will Be Doors

AND THERE WILL BE DOORS

leave the kids alone
and there will be doors
sibling’s pounding fist
and a door much too tall
you simply can’t resist
and a door that falls
surely becomes your mattress
and a merciful son
who doesn’t want to see
his sister get into trouble
not this way
for siblings band together
against mother and father
so this handy brother heads
for the garage to find his tools

putting on their monotone faces
as the parents return from the store.
did you ever think how funny it is
the gravitational pull of the earth
to the very spot – is it coincidence?
dad decides to scare his teenagers
bangs his much bigger fist on the wood
and once again the door becomes a bed

and the look on dad’s face is priceless
and of course his son says,”what did you do, dad?
and dad being also handy with fix up jobs
examines the frame. his eyes extend past the lids

huge nails hang onto the empty space
realization becomes a door in outer space
floating through the mind
commiserating with the splintered frame
trying to figure out whose to blame

i explain emphatically 
that this will be funny later
the retelling gets old

that memory door opens and closes

3/23/2017
Doors Contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Hoffman Avatar
March 25, 2017 at 10:06 PM
Funny story for the doors contest that made me smile Kim! G/L in it!~Che :)
Rodrigues Avatar
March 25, 2017 at 10:16 PM
Thank you, Cheryl!
Pinet Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 1:52 PM
You have fun with this piece from start to finish and it brings a poetic smile to my day. Emile.
Rodrigues Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Thanks so much, Emile!
Trifiatis Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 10:40 AM
Clever, funny and profound dear Kim. Masterfully crafted!
Rodrigues Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 1:33 PM
Thank you, Demetrios!
Green Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 6:25 AM
Funny Kim, I could see this play out and then found the other message and it was just as wonderful. So much in life involves doors that we can lock or unlock whenever we want to.
Rodrigues Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 7:22 AM
So true! Thanks, Chris!
Rodrigues Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 7:16 AM
So true! Thanks, Chris!
White Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 2:54 AM
Hahaha, this made me laugh so loud. I had to read it twice to fully comprehend :D Doors, both in reality and metaphorically, are indeed.... weird things. Wonderful poem!
Rodrigues Avatar
March 24, 2017 at 5:39 AM
Thank you, Darren! Glad you enjoyed! :D
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