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I Found a Box... (Free verse) by leviathan I found a box on the sidewalk today
a torn, flimsy box
Picking it up
it gives a little between my hands
And if this box could find the strength to speak
It would tell about the time
three christmas' ago
when a little boy up the road awoke that morning
to find a tiny black kitten sleeping in this very box
It would tell about the time
many, many nights ago
when a betrayed woman had finally had enough and left into the night
with everything she had in this very box
It would tell about the time
so many winters ago
when a homeless man with no one to talk to
kept a picture of his kids dry in this very box
It would tell about the time
so long ago
when a heartbroken boy shot himself in the head
after taping a goodbye letter to the side of this very box
I found a box on the sidewalk today
a torn, flimsy box
Kicking it aside
I continued on my way.
Up the ladder:
Goodbye Sad Door
Down the ladder:
Bus Fare Home
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Posted: November 7, 2003 6:04 AM PST; Last modified: November 7, 2003 6:04 AM PSTWeighted score: 5.230521 Overall Rank: 4244 Comments:
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<{Baba^Yaga}> @ 24.126.116.54
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7-Nov-03/6:39 PM
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You must be a babtist. 9.
I used that box to keep my bums warm.
"If these cardboard walls could speak"
Blessed with 9.
This is better than before & 7X stronger with age:o)
I can't tell if you're trying to be dramatic or doing a send-up. If I could find the strength, I would tell you about the time, not that long ago, that a lonely poet finally had enough and laughed until he cried, blew his nose, and continued on his way.
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