HOW DO I GROW IN A BOX?
Grow inwards, not out.
Gain wisdom and knowledge,
And your inner being will sprout.
HOW DO I LIVE IN A BOX?
Don’t waste precious energy
Trying to knock the walls flat.
Have faith they will fall,
Leaving your sanity intact.
HOW DO I FIGHT IN A BOX?
Keep your head down,
Blend in with the mud.
Don’t cry even a little
Or your small space will flood.
HOW DO I LOVE IN A BOX?
Start with yourself,
Though it may not be easy to do.
Put yourself above all else —
If you don’t, then who?
HOW DO I LEARN IN A BOX?
Count the bricks that contain you,
Multiply ideas in your mind.
Read deep into your past,
Subtract days from your time.
HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BOX?
I find myself contained within four walls
For being labeled criminally askew.
I am truly yours in the struggle,
Trying to survive my box, too.