I have come to the door so many times
and placed my finger on its latch
gripped it tight and then… stopped…
terrified of what’s on the other side

What’s on the other side?
would be good, or would it be bad?
would it be bliss or would it be sorrow?
I could only guess

Not knowing what lies beyond
I could never gather up the courage
to open this mysterious door
and enter through to explore

But now, after all these years
I am finally ready to open the door
no longer am I afraid of what lies beyond
this gateway that’s been my tormentor

But before I go, I must bid farewell
for this is a one-way door
everyone who’s ever walked through it
has never been seen, nevermore
for this is a one-way door and death is its name