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Door's Importance
May 17, 2023
bright and shiny.
Moving at the behest of electronic devices.
Opening up with a hiss of air, and a draft of cool wind.
Hundreds pass through my secure threshold.
Pressing plastic card to the receiver beside me.
None realize how important my job is.
If one day I refused to open what would they do?
Stuck outside without their precious work.
I am the arbiter of their worth.
Deciding all that are allowed to enter.
Without me all progress stops.
This is why I know I’m the most important employee of the building.
Would you please scan your credentials at the door?
© Anonymous
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It's inspired by a book I read which started from the perspective of a very sassy office building with an overblown ego. From this inspiration I made this poem which is all about the overblown importance of a simple security door. Whose faulty logic leads them to believe they're the most important employee of the company, and they're not even being paid. All in all I love this poem. My favorite line of the poem is I am the arbiter of their worth. Which I think really drives home how delusional the door is. Or maybe not, maybe you agree with the door. Maybe they’re the most important employe