The Portal

Open this door only if you're sure.
Unknown portals can lead to whole
different dimensions and dementia.
You may think your mind is intact,
but once on the other side, you'll
never know for sure. Is it you?

Step into the unknown and test
your stability. Find your way back
to the familiar, to safety. Venture
out alone only if you don't care
when and how you return. You may not.
Open the door and let me show you.

Cracks

Circular patterns
mark the floor
where we used to wait
for the headmaster.

It got to be a game
to stay outside
the circle, much
like avoiding cracks

in the sidewalk.
It helps to pass
the time before
we meet our fate.