Beware the unopened door
Poem and intro to a future story, kind of!
Beware the unopened door
The door to anywhere
everywhere and nowhere
at all
The door that leads
to paradise
nightmares, dreams
and the never-ending
abyss of nothingness
The door that keeps you in,
and let's something out
The door to salvation
or damnation
to freedom
or slavedom
The door to everything
you've
ever wanted
but
never needed
The door to undiscovered mysteries
and unsolved puzzles
Where the wicked play chess
with pawns of the righteous
Where a day is as a millenia
and a millenia a day
Where your breath
might be your last
Where old lives end
and new ones begin
Where secrets are told
and regrets are relived
The door
to punishment for some
and rewards for others
It may not look like much
from the outside
A little tattered and a little torn
But, the unopened door
the one you recognise
but haven't seen before
will take you...somewhere
but
just where that somewhere
is or was, I'm not quite sure
Just step through
if you dare.
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Dark poem that also acts as a kind of intro to a new story/book that I will be working on when NanoSlamoMyheadoOnthetablo is over! that is the author's notes I had written a couple of weeks ago. The story/book that relates to this poem is something I will be working on in the near future.
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Paul Stewart
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Comments (8)
As long as the door remains closed, the possibilities remain endless. The most fearsome thing about the unopened door is that, should we decide to open it, whatever it opens upon becomes our commitment. All other possibilities disappear.
Oooh a bit gothic. I like. Sounds good but an intriguing poem in itself!
Oooo, I can't wait to read that story! It's like so mysterious and mystical!
PLEASE PLEASE tell me this is the prologue to the different story door idea! Loved it. Brilliantly freaky! 🤍
Great poem and I am intrigued! I also love your NaNo reference! Thanks for the chuckle on that!
What a great concept, an all inclusive door, or nothing. Well done
This is fantastic, buddy. This right here "Where the wicked play chess with pawns of the righteous." I absolutely love it. (Quick edit, you're missing a letter on the second line.)
love it as always, but to be that guy, typo in the second line there friend.