Air In A Box Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

here's air in a box! the jester said
the best that anyone ever had.
come live in the box and you will see

the air in here is fresh as the sea
and dusted gold and lily bright
you'll sleep so well

not up all night.
just sign on the line
and you will see

everything breathing was meant to be.
well I looked this way and I looked that
and I could feel it might be a trap

cause just outside in the wind and the trees
I knew well that the air was free.


mary angela douglas 25 january 2019