Imagine that the door through which your tefillos must pass is not open very wide and is in the process of closing. Apply a sense of desperation to your tefillos to get them through the door before it closes.
Are the gates of prayer always open? The gates of tears are, but that's for a different Viz.
Everything around the door is dark, but there's a little bit of light coming through the doorway.
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