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Barbara Writes
Barbara Writes
Feb 15, 2015 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)
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February 2015 contest

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Many Doors To Open (Feb. Contest)

She knocked at many doors of opportunity
But none would open to her in her lifetime
She hustled day and night with all her might
Making sales here and there with her creativity.

She ran the streets in her high heels
Looking for love in all the wrong men
The door to true love just wouldn't open
Her boobs and booty is what appeals.

She got lucky this Valentine's Day
Two weeks of romance and some fudge
Then she opened the door to motherhood
A door she opened to Mother's Day.

Too many doors to open pass the corridors of life
One door open and another closes all the time
And the door to success ain't worth a dime
When walking through it your back catches a knife.

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins, Shakespeare, , Emily Dickinson, , , Whitman, Jess Tapper

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Rula

Rula

10 years 5 months ago

A vivid capture from everyday

A vivid capture from everyday's life, until the last two lines. I can't see your point unless I am missing something and it's meant to be of mocking sense.

PS. One door open[s] and another closes all the time

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

10 years 4 months ago

Rula

Thats the point I was going for. May Dora open or so t open while some re open the closes. Thanks. The ending was intentionally mocking. Does it work or not?

Rula

Rula

10 years 5 months ago

A good theme

For an Elizabethan sonnet maybe (((winks)))

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

10 years 4 months ago

Good theme

Practicing the sonnet rhyme theme was intention when writing the free verse. Did it happen? Meter is a killer lol.

Sparrow

Sparrow

10 years 4 months ago

Barbara

A great write and my reply is as I gave to Carries.
The future doors are yours and they will open for you maybe you need to have a reason to move on, Yours Ian xx

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

10 years 4 months ago

Ian

Thanks. There are many reasons to move on and many to stay put. I may write a poem on some of the issues to stay put lol

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

10 years 4 months ago

Ian

Thanks. There are many reasons to move on and many to stay put. I may write a poem on some of the issues to stay put lol

R

raj

10 years 4 months ago

Barbara

This poem opened the doors of your pent up emotions about the wrong doings of a society and how frustrated one can be if one door of opportunity and hope opens momentarily only to be closed ...i think you have lived up to the responsibility of a poet of bringing out issues of those who are downtrodden for the society to think ...

Regards.

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

10 years 4 months ago

Raj

Thanks I try to bring out issues in my poetry in different ways

S

scribbler

10 years 4 months ago

Hi Barb

That last line really caught me by surprise ........stan

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

10 years 4 months ago

Stan

A lot of time opportunities are missed bc some will stab you the back so you won't progress. So when walking through doors ppl must watch their backs.