The Door Was Closed

He
continually
tried to
take the
past.

bring
it into
the
future.

but
the
door
was
closed.
refusing
to
open.

the key
thrown
into
the
endlessness
of time.

lying
somewhere
at the
bottom
of the
ocean.

poem by Heather Burns
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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