Freewrite | Front door

Dammit! It's very late, and I left my keys at home again. After a frantic search through my pockets, I don't have many options but to sit in front of my door until my roommate arrives. Here I am, the back against the wall, legs crossed, on the dirty hallway floor; staring at the wooden hurdle. Behind it, a meal and a bed await me. Fucking keys!

On the smudges, I see faces. On the carving, unpleasant figures. As my eyes wander over the imperfections of the door's wood, I remember a poem I read a long time ago. I have to admit; I had a few more beers than I should have, so rambling is to be expected. Where was I? The poem. It is about a person that goes out at night to take the trash but a current shuts the door, and he happened to have left the keys inside. What a loser, right? Just like me.

It turns out that the poor guy was a philosopher without knowing it. There, having been left out, he realizes something huge. Death must feel just like that; you're alone and helpless in the dark, with the trash in your hand, hearing the happy voices of the rest. And you can't do a fucking thing.

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Era uno de esos días en que todo sale bien.
Había limpiado la casa y escrito
dos o tres poemas que me gustaban.
No pedía más.

Entonces salí al pasillo para tirar la basura
y detrás de mí, por una correntada,
la puerta se cerró.
Quedé sin llaves y a oscuras
sintiendo las voces de mis vecinos
a través de sus puertas.
Es transitorio, me dije;
pero así también podría ser la muerte:
un pasillo oscuro,
una puerta cerrada con la llave adentro
la basura en la mano.

📖 - Fabián Casas (Argentina, 1965)

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^{Thank you, @mariannewest, for another #freewrite challenge. Today's prompt is describe your front door. To learn more and take part go here.}

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