How to Shut a Door

If you're looking for a guide on how to open doors turn around now. You won't find that here. That's for someone else's blog. Probably someone who smiles a lot and wears yellow on occasion.

This blog is about shutting doors.
I've become an expert, really.

Step One is quite simple. You have to make contact with the door. This may even require getting out of bed in the morning. Maybe walking a few steps.

Just make contact.

Football players kick the door while lonely middle aged women kiss it.
The girl with hair down to her ankles just whips it around until it touches, just barely.
Moms with sleeping babies softly grasp the doorknob with one finger on their lips.
"Shhh" they say to the millions of teenagers banging on the door. Banging and screaming and just trying to get it to shut.

And now that you've made contact, take a breath.

Because here comes the hard part.

Step Two.

Push.




Esther.