why shove live people into boxes?
for ease of handling:
tape flaps shut
apply (libel) labels
stack, shelve, and ship
boxes help us to:
stratify society
control communication
justify judgementalism
but humans are fluid (57-60% water)
leaking out of boxes, eluding labels with:
nuances of personality
unique life history
flow of opinions and
distilled philosophy
(even cats, who adore boxes, should not be forced inside
but rather choose which box to curl up in and when to exit)
considering final insult we sustain as body is finally laid in a box,
let us celebrate un-boxing holiday
let people out of cramped boxes
we’ve assembled and stuffed them in
in fact, let’s get rid of the boxes altogether!
Linking to dVerse metaphor/figure of speech prompt.
a poem in my pocket 
Nov 09, 2018 @ 15:52:48
Gentile, Jew, Servant, Free, Woman and or
Man No More So What PArt of No Labels
For Love
Do
Folks
Not Get And
Do mY FriEnd
Lynn SMiLes of A
Middle List Now..Yes.
A Law of Love A Grade
of Love A Currency of Love
The Kingdom of Heaven Within
At Hand Always in This Generation
Now
i am
Sure A
Story of
Jesus
is
not
A Lie This Way
As Long As We Give
And Share Love Without
RequirementS in Labels For This God Love..:)
Nov 09, 2018 @ 21:32:32
Share God’s Love without requirements, yes! We cannot put God in a box, for certain.
Nov 09, 2018 @ 21:33:57
SMiLes oF Amen
FriEnd.. Lynn..:)
Nov 09, 2018 @ 21:34:22
🙂
Nov 09, 2018 @ 21:34:47
:)!!
Nov 09, 2018 @ 09:13:22
Excellent metaphor and too often true. Love it.
Nov 09, 2018 @ 12:22:48
Thanks for reading and commenting, VJ 🙂
Nov 09, 2018 @ 08:20:31
I guess the days of the Waltons are long gone… Love your poem and what it says about aging! …also the distilled philosophy! Well done!
Nov 09, 2018 @ 07:08:45
I shall think of this on Boxing Day! Very nice fluid style to underwrite your plea –
Nov 09, 2018 @ 07:08:09
I like those liquid people leaking out. Wry, thought provoking. And true.
Nov 09, 2018 @ 12:24:30
Appreciate your comments, Sarah!
Nov 09, 2018 @ 06:13:34
love the fluidity of your poem too! why should anyone fit a mould, we are a sum of so many different parts and angles and shapes, but it is nice to have that box to curl into when we need the comfort of familiarity. a lovely “human” poem Lynn.
Nov 09, 2018 @ 12:25:05
Thanks, Gina!
Nov 09, 2018 @ 01:17:43
Good question, Lynn! I imagine humans ‘leaking out of boxes’ like tears and great puddles of::
‘nuances of personality
unique life history
flow of opinions and
distilled philosophy’
all over the depot where these boxes are kept!
And yes, even cats, who adore boxes, should not be forced into them. Let’s get rid of the boxes!
Nov 09, 2018 @ 05:33:04
Agreed, Kim! Thank you 🙂
Nov 08, 2018 @ 21:17:10
I agree with you Lynn. Let’s celebrate unboxing people and let them live where and how they want to be. A great reflection on living life, instead of being boxed in.
Nov 08, 2018 @ 22:07:36
Thanks for your lovely comment, Grace.
Nov 08, 2018 @ 20:59:57
Nice line: “but humans are fluid (57-60% water)” I kept thinking that water isn’t good on cardboard boxes.
Nov 08, 2018 @ 22:06:46
Exactly!
Nov 08, 2018 @ 20:49:10
This is really clever. I love it 🙂
Nov 08, 2018 @ 20:52:00
Thanks for stopping by, Christine…glad you like it!