A poem: "Why are the only options getting my hands caught in the door or the door hitting me in the face?"

[SnowedIn]

This piece inspired by a very smart friend who had a shitty thing happen.

When a door slams in your face, are you expecting it?
Can you dodge?
How will you react?
But, more broadly --
more important
-- what do you do next?

See, it isn’t really the event.
It’s what you do with it.
Right?

There’s a vacuum in an opera house.
Mimicking what’s in your head.

But…
Then…
It’s like…
It’s like…
It’s like…
Imagine trying to use Maps.
But it’s turned off.
And you don’t know who Rand or McNally are.

The Bismarck sank because there was no rudder.

But, see, there’s a funny thing.

Storms end.
Suns rise.
Stormtroopers die.
Cookies bake.
The snow does melt,
And the grass does grow.

And you find that doors are doors.
They lead to canyons.
And petting tigers.
And pit bulls.
And Tiffany’s.
And BACON.

When a door slams in your face,
Open a Mountain Dew.

Author's Collection. December 2022.

[exitseven]

Just loaded with irony. Well done.

[SnowedIn]

Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words.

[exitseven]

😊😊

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[Rebel-Angel]

I LOVE your poems!

[SnowedIn]

Thank you! Really appreciate that.

[Rebel-Angel]

Thanks for MHO!

[Apulu_Imback]

This was great but it seemed like a Mountain dew advertisement 😅. It's beautiful nonetheless. I love this stanza the best

"When a door slams in your face, are you expecting it?
Can you dodge?
How will you react?
But, more broadly --
more important
-- what do you do next?"

[SnowedIn]

Thank you so much!

And, I am so grateful for the feedback and you are SOOOOOO right. Sigh. I really wish I had changed the ending. Like, the Mountain Dew is this person's favorite drink -- their way of looking forward and not back but I did not capture that well. :) Really thank you for showing me that.

Thank you for commenting!

[Apulu_Imback]

It's actually not your fault here, it mountain dew wasn't an company then that would have been a beautiful ending. But it's different if you have purposefully added the company's name.

[strateguy632]

opposite when a door "closed" you are available for something better. and the poem? barely prose no rhyme no irony not even connected ideas nor coherence. if you like poetry join a poetry club to practice

[fonduegirl]

Insightful. So sorry for your friend.

[SnowedIn]

Thank you! That means a lot -- both your kind words and a reader and writer like you commenting.