never has a door been so heavy as
the west wing door of Duncombe Elementary was
that day
it was an early indicator
how fear would always overwhelm me
and finding strength would be no easy task
i could not open that goddamned
door
i ran down the sidewalk
after my mom
bawling
"i can't open it! it won't open!"
the look in her eyes was one of sheer pity
she knew i wasn't gonna make it
they were gonna eat me alive
the teachers
the other students
were all going to tear me apart
limb from limb
there was no avoiding it
so
mom walked me back to the door
opened it for me
and said
"it's gonna be okay"
i knew she was lying
but i went inside anyway
thinking
"let's get this bloodbath over with"
©https://allpoetry.com/poem/12841175-My-First-Day-of-Kindergarten--by-Danny-Price
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