I wrote this last January when I was feeling a little boxed in about some things going on in my life. Wow! What a difference a year makes. I am free now baby! Free! It is always nice to look back and move on.
Boxed Inn
By Maureen Ucles
You've got me
Boxed In
Cornered in all directions
This place
This place
Reeks of moldy cardboard
Peanuts and puffy plastic pillows
or was that your ego?
Inflating my brain
Contusion
Utter
Confusion
So
Utter
Confusion
So
Concussed
Withering to rust
Oxidation in
this stinking, stifling, stagnant
Boxed INN
Where do I reside?
In your embrace?
In your embrace?
No more like
a chide
slap across my face
'cause I can't find
anything
in this dastardly, dilapidated
place
incarcerated --
cruel and unusual
torture
cruel and unusual
torture
Feels like
I am banished
ostracized
tainted
I am banished
ostracized
tainted
with my original sin
like
like
Adam and Eve
out of paradise
descending
into depths of darkness
abyss to abysmal
Get me outta of this
descending
into depths of darkness
abyss to abysmal
Get me outta of this
horrible, hellacious, horrendous
Boxed Inn
Hotel California
Checking in
No out in sight
wanna
Checking in
No out in sight
wanna
Tear down these wailing walls
crumbling
piece by piece
inch by inch
piece by piece
inch by inch
imploding,
exploding
onto me...
I now
reach beyond reach
try to
capture
a glimpse
a spark
light eternal
the heavens
I
gravitate
encapsulate
the tangible
surreal
peace...peace
permeates
infiltrates
my being
without you--
outside this cruel confinement
into solemn serenity
Boxed in
No more
Boxed in no more! I can totally relate to this poem. I believe we often get in our way of freeing ourselves from of our own narrow thinking. Your words can break the chains from our mental slavery. It is as simple as acknowledging, reflecting, and acting on our thoughts. We can climb out of the box anytime we are willing to do those three processes.
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I now
reach beyond reach
try to
capture
a glimpse
a spark
light eternal
the heavens
I
gravitate
encapsulate
the tangible
surreal
peace...peace
permeates
infiltrates
my being
I love how you gave clear instructions on what coming out of box (no pun intended) feels and looks like.
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