Magic Door

Mellon
Sesame
Squeamish Ossifrage
Abracadabra
Alla Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Alohomora
Open the door, uh
Friend of mine
I'm here now, it's time
---
I am an under water mammal
banging abalone to open the half shells
I am a hummingbird, banging into the window
Trying to escape to skies so blue
I am cat, crying at the door, painfully awaiting your hand and more

You have dropped me to the rocks
to open me up
scavenged my soul
in the name of love
but I am trapped here
Tantalus at the gate
Awaiting a glimpse of you
A song I can't place
---
Mellon
Sesame
Squeamish Ossifrage
Abracadabra
Alla Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Alohomora
Open the door, uh
Friend of mine
I'm here now, it's time
---
I am waiting to see you again
I am behind closed doors
encrypted in your box
Not Pandora
Nor Mary, Queen of Scotts

Will you crack the code
Speak the words to open the door
Tell me what I must say or do
to find my way back to you?
----
Mellon
Sesame
Squeamish Ossifrage
Abracadabra
Alla Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Alohomora
Open the door, uh
Friend of mine
I'm here now, it's time
---
Wikipedia:
Ossifrage ('bone-breaker', from Latin) is an older name for the bearded vulture, a scavenger famous for dropping animal bones and live tortoises onto rocks to crack them open. The 1993–1994 effort began the tradition of using the words "squeamish ossifrage" in cryptanalytic challenges.

Part of a Creative Writing Project: Letters to Geographer 2015-2016

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