THE TALKING DOORS
By Lisa Northway-Perricone
I heard a person call behind my bedroom wall
So I went out to explore and opened my bedroom door
I stepped up the steep stairs until I could not step anymore
Then I noticed my feet were cold and my legs were sore
Suddenly I made a sharp turn arriving onto the 11th floor
I rested my body as I leaned up against a bright green door
I noticed it was quiet and that it was different then before
It was as silent as death, I could hear the drop of a pin
So I rested my bones at the new the place I was in
Fo awhile I sat on the ground
Hoping to hear the call again
Or at the least some kind of sound
Then as soon as I set foot to go back
I felt compelled to search
was on the right track?
Like a dog sniffing for a bone
I was determined to find that call
Just me myself alone
Someone or something was calling for me
I could hear it clearly but I couldn't see
Then I pulled away from the wall
Beacuse I heard a human voice next to me
It asked me if I had heard it at all
I swore I heard nothing there was no call
I was young, I just wanted to to have fun
But I was so scared I ran down the hall
It was a door that was calling for me
And it scolded me for not wearing any shoes
It said to run with bare feet to the door that read number two
I moved so fast
I should have fallen
But after that I didn't care who was calling
I hoped I could get out of that hall
But I froze when I heard another call
It asked me what I wanted to do
And said its name was door dash two
It told me that I was nowhere to be founnd
As I froze like ice, I looked around
It also said since I didn't have any sight
Im better off taking a right
It said once you make a right
Then continue to go straight
Or I wont get back home because it will be too late
Because door four through eleven would play tricks with my head
The door told me I should of stayed in bed
I tried to explain that I couldn't see
And I didn't know where I was supposed to be
But I got interrupted from door number three
It said follow my voice
kid, you dont have a choice
And so I did my best to follow the directions hoping that door
Had the best intentions
Then I looked down to find a gold and green key
And the door said quickly to count to three
So with out hesitation
I did what it told me to do
I was done with my vaction
And out that door I flew
Suddenly I was going for a ride
As I slid down inside a hollow green slide
As I continued down I bumped my head
And I felt like I awoke from the dead
After that blow, I opened my eyes
To my dismay I could finally see
I was tucked in my bed where I wanted to be
I layed there wondering if I had imagined it all
Thats when I awoke to the screaming
And realized It was me who had been dreaming