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The Man at the Front Door
by James Shammas (Age: 44)
copyright 02-24-2005


Age Rating: 13 to 127

 
Then

Dad lumbered up the stairs,
A slumbering sloth,
Falling--
A thump of smothered thunder,
A heavy rum-soaked coat,
Landing with a slushing thud

When
The ringing doorbell
Shot me
Off the bare floor,
Speeding me down the dark hallway
To the front door,
Where a man stood

Waiting,
Beaming his searchlights
From aging owl eyes,
Emerging from
The clear black sober sky,
I,

Flapping,
A shredded husk in the wind,
My averted gaze and trembling hand
Reaching for the
Popping doorknob,
Breaking it right off,

The sound,
Thrusting me
Like an arrow out of sleep,
To search for a man
Standing at the front door,

Fading...




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11-03-2006 Richard Reed Jr    

My kind of piece, very free-style in form and good. line breaks and rhythm were excellent.
Most of all it kept me on my toes from beginning to end. The way you created tension and whet my appetite to figure out what was coming next was nothing short of awesome.

Nothing narrative here, just great poetry,

Thanks,

Rich
06-14-2005 Shannon W.    

very good poem very good
06-05-2005 Brian Dickenson    

Very dark and moving.
I do hope this was just a bad dream. I could here echos of the 'Raven' in there.
It's the sort of dream I have if I eat cheese for supper.
Thanks Brian.
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