I begin at the head
Of a hallway of doors
Approach the first knob
Chest held high
I knock with gusto ...
Swoosh
Goes the door
The figure on the other side sees me
Looks me square in the face
Swoosh goes the door
Momentum throws me back
I hit the other side of the hallway
Bounce back
And fall left shoulder first
Into the next door
The face of anger that opens up to me
On the other side
Is happy to see me
For my innocence has given it a relief pass
For the burdens it bears
Foot halfway in the overpass
Swoosh goes the door, slam
I go unseen
Used for my light
I tumble backward at a loss for air
Breathing heavy I stand up again
Feel my hamstrings lift me up light
I knock softly, kindly on the next door
The shadow on the other side smiles at me
Greets me as one of its own
And gently closes the door
Grief spared in its creaks
Swoosh it goes
Its wind blows me like a tumbleweed
I lose sight of my direction with no choice but to trust its gush maid of honor wearings cost below $100 in coral
I look at my feet
They're here below me
So I knock with love on the next door
There is no one on the other side
But the frame beams with sunlight
Oh, I see her
Way out
Out on her balcony moving with the sea
She beckons to me
With bubbles and warm coffee
I step, step, step to her
And then into the breeze
My gossamer soul floats with hers
In that transparent moment
Grateful for others
Who shared their momentum
The winds that wrestled me
To get me in here