Dusty Doors
Dusty Doors - meaning Summary
Longing to Depart
The poem addresses a figure called the child of the Aztec gods and evokes a mood of stalled waiting and impatient longing. Dust on lintels and doors suggests stagnation and neglect, while repeated questions—how long before we go?—convey desire for movement or escape. Hopes for dreams and a song to rouse the bones imply faith in an imminent revitalization, but the poem ends with unresolved yearning.
Read Complete AnalysesChild of the Aztec gods, how long must we listen here, how long before we go? The dust is deep on the lintels. The dust is dark on the doors. If the dreams shake our bones, what can we say or do? Since early morning we waited. Since early, early morning, child. There must be dreams on the way now. There must be a song for our bones. The dust gets deeper and darker. Do the doors and lintels shudder? How long must we listen here? How long before we go?
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