Fwd: Door Ways

Water C.
- DOORWAYS - December 07, 2006 6:13 AM
im thinking about ...... doorways

its crazy , how many doorways we walk through in a day
in a lifetime

we walk through large elaborate doorways
often to places of worship or places of commerce
we walk through small inconspicuous doorways
perhaps to a childs playhouse or an animal shelter
hopspital rooms , prison cells , offices , studios , bathrooms
all have unique doorways

sometimes doorways are in our heads
doorways to artistic inspiration
doorways to dreams
doorways to life & death

when we walk through doorways
we leave an established existence
to enter into the unforseen
for no matter how we may imagine the otherside
we can never be completely certain of where a doorway leads
until we open it and walk through

there is one certain doorway that i walk through
several times each month in detroit

to get to it i must park my jeep in a structure and walk
down the street , often past homeless people who are constantly
begging for money

last week it happened that i was doing my usual routine
when just as i was about to enter a doorway
to a building that housed a coney island restaurant
as well as the office where i had an appointment

i was approached by a beggar
a nice looking african american man about my age , maybe younger
asked me if i could spare enough money for him to go into the restaurant
to buy a hot dog & fries
i told him i did not , and proceded past
as i got to the doorway
i decided to go back and give him some money
so i quickly pulled out all the loose change in my pocket
and pushed it into his hand and turned to go
he stopped me , saying ,"mister , all i asked you for , was enough for a hot dog"
overcome by the remark , all i could say was "sorry man , you want me to take some back"?
he said "no , but do you have time to have a hot dog with me"?
i couldnt believe what was happening , i thought , this is some kind of setup or something
i dont want to get into any trouble today , etc.
although i did have time , i said "no , i must keep moving , someone is waiting for me inside"
i turned again , and as i got to the doorway , he said "hey mister , would you have lunch with me some other time"?
i turned and said "well , if i ever get the opportunity , i will"
he said "ok , thanx"
as i got to the doorway again i decided that it might be interesting to see what this guy is really like
so i turned saying "wait a minute......"

he was gone , vanished in an instant , disappeared into thin air !

i had a chance to walk through a doorway
and i blew it

im thinking about ...... doorways




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