She Shut The Door

SHE SHUT THE DOOR
We were lovers
Looking for a way out like upcoming stars and magazine covers
A relationship was like walking in the corridors of a hotel
And marriage was the room she’d take a guy who wouldn’t kiss and tell
We took the stairs when the others took the elevators and escalators
We knew we were slow but the others soon said to each other, “bye bye alligator”
The hotel had many rooms – some for 1, 2 and 3
But we wanted a room for 2 and chose 143
3 is a crowd
And we couldn’t argue out loud
The power went out and the elevators stopped working
The guys that rushed had to resort to jerking
We were still climbing step-by-step
Never in a hurry
We saw many doors when we got to the 120’s
But I looked not – they were just a tease
We could try the “for sale” car
Or even a 3 bedroom but our orthodox love wouldn’t go that far
She opened the door to another room and rushed into it
Maybe I was annoying and boring but I thought she was into it
Before I could say please...., she shut the door
Something I had never seen before
That wasn’t the room we booked
And the keys to 143 was only a ring she said; too small to have her hooked
She slipped into one of the other rooms, vacating the corridor without my notice
Too fast and sudden what could cause this?
Well, a relationship was like walking in the corridors of a hotel
And marriage was the room she’d take the guy who wouldn’t kiss and tell
I kissed and told her how sweet her lips were before
Maybe that’s why she opened the door and before I could say please “don’t tell me that’s what you’re doing”, she shut the door








Copyright (c) Aubrey Aidoo 2009