Stories tagged “open”

  • Maker of Divisions

    At the same time as you The maker of divisions That has given us collisions Is trying to find you So don’t look away Don’t say no to the open door It’s right there Breathe in it’s fresh air It’s not a lifestyle It’s ...

  • An Opened Door (part one)

    “The key could not be used…” I whispered sadly. My gaze fell to the floor, but the eyes of all who had faith in me bore into my soul. All hope was gone now. Something that I had once thought to hold significant opportunities was noth...

  • An Opened Door (part two)

    How stupid I was to almost believe my words right then and there. I was older now, but I couldn’t call myself wiser. If I had wisdom, then I would have been able to use the key. It shined in the fleeting light of the sun that poured through windo...

  • An Opened Door (part three)

    But the people would still need someone. Clearly, the person they were looking for wasn’t me… Even so, how could I abandon them after all they had done for me and for each other? I searched for a hidden truth; some impunity or forgiveness for ...

  • An Opened Door (part four)

    I dared to look up. My gaze was fixed on the little wooden cross that hung on the wall across from where I stood. Jesus had sacrificed himself for the people he loved. Many had doubted him and wanted him dead, but he still suffered for them. It was s...

  • Open It I Must

    I dropped it on floor. I blame it on the terror. I didn’t hate the person. I never did. But it scared me. To open it would mean that I would open the black hole of missing someone that is no longer around. And to open it might have meant that I w...

  • Escape

    In the dim light I nearly ran into it. Valctor and Feela were sobbing for breath. Both looking to me for a solution. Down the tunnel behind us, the feeders were closing the distance – us, their escaping prey trapped. The passage blocked off with ...

  • Overkill

    “Alright, so here’s the plan: at twenty-two hundred, the place should be deserted. We secure the area, probably half the block would be fine.” “Okay…” “Then, once we get the all-clear, we start infiltration. We...

  • Swinging Door

    A big blue door. A big blue door, that has never been opened. A big blue door, that has never been opened, that I dared to open. There was no door knob, no handle, nothing. How I planned to open it was easy. I would push it open, with all of my might&...

  • More Than Nothing

    There was no floor beneath my feet, a feeling of nothingness enveloped me; no hot, no cold, not even the air that surrounded me. A dark vastness, nothing to see, nothing to feel, not a single sound to be heard. Yet before me I know it’s there. A door...