First door springs open at the moment of birth

First breath marks the start of a journey on this earth

First hug and first bonds affect that life forever

First experiences serve to form a follower or a leader

A journey, long and twisting, passing through many doors

Some remain firmly closed, others beg to be explored

With two doors is a dual choice of which one to enter

What experiences might lie behind each to encounter?

With three or more confusion reigns, so many rooms to go into

Each one offering new knowledge, new experiences to go through

Step over some thresholds and past doors remain locked ever more

Others offer a get-out clause; return if it's not what you're looking for.

Huge heavy doors representing life's momentous experiences

Colourful doors signifying fun, enjoyment or suspense

Dark gloomy doors that sometimes offer no alternatives

Push through these undesirable rooms to go on and reach the next

Doors symbolizing dreams, hopes, fantasies and wishes

Doors indicating social, romantic and professional choices

A maze of rooms behind locked doors, where to find the key?

Sometimes it comes at a price, other times it's offered for free

Doors typifying the confusion and uncertainty that is life

Who has got the secret to take away the strife?

Discard the obvious; is there a window, trap door or something more?

Remember too that hope can unlock the heaviest of doors.

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