i.
sometimes a box
is more than five sides
with a lid
for shutting stuff in —
like a bundle of letters
yellowed with age
perfect for reading
on cold winter days,
or a book
full of quotes
dog-eared at the pages
which resonate most
depending on which
of your moods
is in play.
ii.
it’s a funny thing
about pandora’s box —
that proverbial
“heart”
from “pithos” to “pathos”
and all “spaces”
between
like an echo chamber
of soul for what
we believe,
whether or not we ever
dare to peek
below the shuttered
surface of self
so seemingly fated.
