That box!

That box!

I bought a box!

What you put in the box

You get out of the box.

If you take out

More than you put in.

The box will be empty.

Wonder if I need a bigger box?

You only get what you pay for.

I mean.....

How big can empty get!

I should have bought

The box within a box

Within a box.

I feel boxed in!

Does this box have

Twelve rounds or ten?

Oh! Wrong box!

A lot of thought

Goes into a box!

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You boxing cleaver again Andrew? Thought provoking and smile inducing.

[andrew mitchell]

thanks for the kind review john

[Willard Wells]

I have a story about a box, but it is not appropriate for this box. fun again. and it wasn't square so it was not a cube, but a box, yet how can a box not be a cube, well now I am confused and must review what you had to say about the right box.

Thanks for letting me play along with the home game. But you need better prizes.

[andrew mitchell]

hahaha Thank you Willard yes this could be a continuing journey on the box!! I appreciate your humour lol

[θεά]

Hands down! You are the maestro of taking seemingly banal objects out of their regular perception and transform them into objects of such profundity.
"How big can empty get"- Splendid concept, absolute gem!

Brilliant use of lines, rhetoric of containment has never been more effectively channelized in a poem.

Keep up the good work,

Best,
M,

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much Malika. I have been told that before lol. I suppose simple things amuse simple minds lol!!! just a lot of fun and nonsense!!!:)

[Mary Helda]

"The box within a box,with in a box"
makes me think about openning a surprise box....gift after gift after gift...sometimes it just feels nice to open a box even when you already know what is in it...lovely piece

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Mary for your kind words

[Mary Helda]

you are welcome:-)

[Blackheart]

Damn! I am boxed!
Interesting piece to be honest. Never knew boxes can be this much interesting too. Food for thought though. :D

[andrew mitchell]

haha just a mad moment of writing, thank you dear poet.

[terry smith]

thinking outside the box!! just do me a favor and stay away from cockfighting!! lololol

[andrew mitchell]

Thanks Terry rather belated sorry!

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it's an Andrew in the box...the toy that keeps on entertaining for hours...it's good to keep a box cutter in your pocket for those times when you are so deep in the box you think you will never get out...my mom ran a grocery store so our house was always full of boxes and my younger brother and I were quite creative...

[andrew mitchell]

I loved boxes when I was a kid, so did the cat and my kids now. Thanks Thomas

[....................]

you are welcome, Andrew

[Rocksie]

Witty piece. An anxious corner of my brain is a little worried about being "boxed in", but mostly this piece makes me think of children on birthdays or holidays who enjoy boxes more than their contents. Who knew boxes could be so interesting?

[andrew mitchell]

thank you Rocksie for your review and dropping by. At present my desk at home is surrounded by kids boxes hence "Boxed in" lol

[Valentine]

Have you had your ears boxed lately....[smiling]. Valentine

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Kathie Yes my Dad used that phrase lol

[Valentine]

My dad too. Helps to make nicer kids. Kathie

[Cherry Pepperweb]

Ha! Food for thought. A box half full is better than a box half empty.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Cherry hahaha