Get Out There! Poem by Stephanie Donath

You hide in a box,
shield yourself from the world.
You always play it on the safe side.

Like a message in a bottle
you're trapped. You need someone
to rescue you, to have some fun.

Like the end of a maze
you need to open up
and let the world come at you.

Like a treasure map,
you need the happy ending.

So tare off that tape
rip apart that cardboard
and see all that the world
has to offer, all the wonder
it may bring you.