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The Door to a New Life
A Poem
how I wanted a place to go,
how I longed for something new —
there were so many things to see,
all those horizons for adventure
how I envied those who went before me,
how I trailed after with a heavy heart —
there were so many lives to live,
just beyond this small town
how I thought it might be simple,
how I thought it would be different —
but was I just fooling myself?
was the grass greener on that other road?
how I wanted you to see me,
how I wanted the world to see me —
but there were grander lives to follow,
all those thousands who mattered more
how you see me now, I don’t know —
or how you look me in the eye —
when I’m just a coward in a corner,
looking for all the easy ways in and out
how can I stand at this door and
how can I not look back just once —
but will it be the death of me
just to wish for what once was?
