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The Box

I took a stab at writing a poem for the first time.

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The Box
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i look to the right and see a wall

i look to the left and another one

i look north and see a wall

i look south and another one

i must be in a box

the walls get smaller

the box is small

so small

so small

stop

i am the box

the top is open

items placed inside

then sealed

packing tape, duck tape, super glue

i am the box

now i am in the box

but now the box is in a car, an Uber, a cab

this is a taxi

i pick the lock on the box

i see heads

Tyler tells me i am still alive

but soon will be dead

the box is in the ground

there is no light

the box is now glass

and i regain some sight

i am outside the box now

looking in

i can see through to the other-side

nothing

clear

Dear

fear

i can't hear

but then i stop

i touch the glass

it breaks

shattered

broken

there is no more box

or so i thought

as the walls get bigger

the ceiling gets higher

i am losing control

i am full

i am done

i am out of the box

free

then i stop

look right, nothing

look left, nothing

up, down, all around

nothing

all the sudden Josh knocks

i am still the box

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