Frank Daub Poet Enclosed Rhyme

Friends

Friends
by Frank Daub

It was an open door
that, without sound,
called me in.
I stood with hesitation until I realized my sin

of never trusting. 

I reckoned, in the human-only-way,
that such a friendly looking door
could only be surprise demand
of meeting expectations.

I saw only with my eyes
and not my soul.

Yet without entering through that threshold,
I somehow realized

That I could not be whole
enough to love.

Outside I waited, long enough
to shake the fear and take the chance
that there are friends inside,
friends to bring me song and dance,
to bring me dreams
to tell me stories of loving.

I entered then, 
And enter every chance that comes,
To meet and sing and dance,

To know that I am home.

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Alison A Smith August 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM A tender, quietly courageous poem about stepping beyond fear into belonging. The open door becomes a beautiful symbol of trust, and the closing sense of being “home” feels warmly earned.