The Job Of A Doorknob
By: Jehangir Saleh
Written: October 16, 2001

The job of a Doorknob is to be rounded,
To be curved, to be firm, to be copper,
Silver, brass. The job of a doorknob is to be dormant,
To be content, to be simple.
The job of a doorknob is to be broken, and fixed,
To be unnoticed, taken for granted,
neglected.
The job of a doorknob is to shake hands,
To get infected, to pass the infection, be to replaced,
To be innocent, to act innocent, only to jam during
A large crisis.
The job of a doorknob is to lockup and trap humans,
To be unsuspecting, to be guilty. The job of a doorknob is
To be old, young, polished and tarnished. The job
Of a doorknob is packaged, shipped, and imported from a
Factory of underpaid metal workers in the South-East Asia.
The job of a doorknob is simply to just be. Dull. Uninteresting.
To dent when beaten with a bat. To be grasped by royalty. To
Change hands, to change hands, to change hands.
The job of an doorknob is to be an unconsidered, eighth wonder of the
Universe. The job of a doorknob is to be a mystery.