a box
a box within a box,
a mind in a box
surrounded by bubbling babies,
bumbling bees, and a feather.
a lone black feather plucked
from the back of a butchered
bird.
a broken mind in a box
the pieces lay, untouched,
as if they were meant to be this way
the box is given to a boy,
that boy borrows a blade to
break the box
but betrayed to discover,
a box within a box
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