Dilemma, Dilemma

Short Fiction by Dee Allen

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Seven doors. Seven choices.

Dilemma, dilemma.

Facing these doors in this surreal corridor taunts me with my ability to decide. What could be behind them? Six are dove-white, one is canary-yellow. Facing them also fills me with trepidation and self-doubt. 

What if the yellow door leads to paradise or a prize? 

What if the other door leads to perdition, Elysian Fields in flames, and the other 6 have prizes? 

What holds me captive? Fear, making the wrong choice. But I’ll never know the outcome unless I try to break free from fear’s spell and step forward to turn the knob…

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Dee Allen, an African-Italian performance poet based in Oakland, California. Author of 7 books and 53 anthology appearances. "Dilemma, Dilemma" is his 3rd Flash story.