The Lockless Door
It went many years,
But at last came a knock,
And I thought of the door
With no lock to lock.
I blew out the light,
I tip-toed the floor,
And raised both hands
In prayer to the door.
But the knock came again
My window was wide;
I climbed on the sill
And descended outside.
Back over the sill
I bade a "Come in"
To whoever the knock
At the door may have been.
So at a knock
I emptied my cage
To hide in the world
And alter with age.
The poem strikes me as quite interesting, and it seems to have many possible parts to it, that I would love to here some perspective upon it. At first thought, it seemed that the knock upon the door, was the Grim Reaper coming to take his due, for such is why they door could not be locked and why he had prayed to it, and seemed unwilling to answer the door.
But I found these lines curious
What do you think it means that he had in fact tried to leave, but then returned only to bid them in?Quote:
But the knock came again
My window was wide;
I climbed on the sill
And descended outside.
Back over the sill
I bade a "Come in"
To whoever the knock
At the door may have been
And the last stanza I found to be interesting as well
Quote:
So at a knock
I emptied my cage
To hide in the world
And alter with age.
