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That Old Weathered Door
Angel Tejada // freshman free-verse
That old weathered door. So worn and used up. The paint scratching off the surface. Cracks in the door reveal the other side. The doorknob wiggly and loose, as if one tried to force it open.
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This new owner of the door wants to change that. They won’t try to pry it open. They won’t force themselves onto this door. Instead, they nourish the door. They buy wood polish. Bring tools, and care for the door. Initially refusing, it hits back against this owner. But they keep trying, slowly.
Fixing those cracks.
Painting on a fresh new coat.
With the final coat of glossy wood polish.
It’s not perfect.
It will have every mistake under the new polish it wears. Yet it will be better than how it was before.
