Puzzle Box

finding my way home
in a world that is lost
how do we know where to turn
when all the doors are shut
dig or climb...
disappear or fly....
options of a storybook
where the answers live
always in the back
to live a life of laughter
to leave behind the loss

I stand, mute
unable to utter those magic words
"help me"
so they, you, pass by
unable to see the strings that make me move
that bind me to my puzzle box
I cannot turn
for I will tangle
so I stand
lost
in a world with no open doors
no windows to see light
climb inside myself
to a world where I can laugh
where every road leads home
and ever the stars hear my whispers.

-SRD  2/12/01
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