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Boxes
There’s a box around everyone
An invisible box that only the individual can see
There’s many different sizes and shapes to this box
And everyone’s is different
Some people’s boxes are small
Some are large
Some bend for friends and lovers
While some have impenetrable walls
When it comes to an emotional box
Mine is set pretty wide
With a large wall around it
To let no one in
And when someone pokes my box
Tries to understand me
Tries to help me
It hardens
I’ll push you away
Yell at you
Snap at you
Anything to make you stop
Most people just stopped, and I fixed my wall
But they didn’t
They kept pushing
Gently
They realized my box
And slowly brought down my walls
I always felt vulnerable whenever my wall was down
But with them
I feel powerful
So now when they poke my box
I let them in
An invisible box that only the individual can see
There’s many different sizes and shapes to this box
And everyone’s is different
Some people’s boxes are small
Some are large
Some bend for friends and lovers
While some have impenetrable walls
When it comes to an emotional box
Mine is set pretty wide
With a large wall around it
To let no one in
And when someone pokes my box
Tries to understand me
Tries to help me
It hardens
I’ll push you away
Yell at you
Snap at you
Anything to make you stop
Most people just stopped, and I fixed my wall
But they didn’t
They kept pushing
Gently
They realized my box
And slowly brought down my walls
I always felt vulnerable whenever my wall was down
But with them
I feel powerful
So now when they poke my box
I let them in
Published 5th Nov 2014
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Anonymous
9th Nov 2014 7:30am
Strong piece.. Nicely done.. great flow, and wordplay..
Dave
Dave
