For a Magician
I whose magic could explore Ways others might not guess or see, Now am barred behind a door That has no “Open Sesame.”
Countee Cullen
I whose magic could explore Ways others might not guess or see, Now am barred behind a door That has no “Open Sesame.”
The speaker is a magician thinking back on what he used to be able to do. His magic once let him reach hidden paths and see things others couldn’t guess at. Now he finds himself shut out, trapped behind a door, and the familiar charm “Open Sesame” no longer works for him.
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