A Prompt and a Poem
Knockin'
Prompt by: Stories from the Jukebox
Prompt: #9 : Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan
Thank you MJ Polk for for your Stories from the Jukebox. I don’t usually write from prompts, but enjoy what others have written. This one called my name.
I first heard “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” in a movie theater, watching Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. I can’t say enough about how Bob Dylan influenced my life. Now he influences the simplicity in the following echo:
Knockin’
door
always a door
open
locked
knocked
heaven
always a haven
eternal
above
gated
I’ve knocked on doors
that no one answered.
I’ve knocked on doors
that refused my call.
I’ve knocked on doors
that flew wide open.
I’m knocking now
on heaven’s wall.
… silence
I sure wish Substack would give poets a little more latitude in posting poetry. One might argue that structure plays heavier in poetry than story ... oh maybe not, since poetry IS story. Just sayin'.
Knock knock knock - always a door - always a haven - knock knock Knock.