Door surPrises

After doors reflect
their pending openers --
from both East
and West,
reflections fleshen;
Hands grasp knobs,
simultaneous pulls ensue,
then, acquiescent
as the "h" in "honor,"
East recedes or maybe
West rescinds --
While the other grunts thanks,
or maybe just clears
their throat,
and brushes by,
back swinging
in the door's glass,
the other on the threshold,
starting late.