open things

open things

“your slightest look easily will unclose me”
e.e. cummings

and finally after the storms
and the long nights
and the locked doors
and the well-trodden paths
and the mourning like doves
and the bitter longing

after all of that it turns out
that life is full of open things
beautiful and spacious
ready for the for the asking
and the taking—

why did I wait? for so long
wanting only what was
closed to me?

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If you like this poem, you may enjoy my books Blessings for the Long Night, and 365 Days of Peace.