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Magic Boxes co-written by ericcoliu

They jump into boxes;
then the box defines them
by colour, size, weight, etc.
The box becomes their identity.
If they don’t like their box
they can take a leap of faith,
jump out of the box,
and find or make a new one.
But no matter what kind of box
they jump into,
they have choices:
stay in their box,
think outside the box,
or just leave the box.


Note:

Last summer, I visited my college friend and had a good chat with her over a well-prepared, delicious, "Chinese" dinner. After the meal, we took a walk to a local park where a lot of kids played joyfully. I saw kids playing the “Magic Box” game fanatically, a game that kids can freely jump into and out of boxes of all sorts to form different alliances among them. This poem is my personal reflection on and literary response to the “Magic Box” game. it's co-written by my Kierkegaardian Either/Or type of friend, ericcoliu, whom I met online.
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Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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Magic Boxes co-written by ericcoliu

They jump into boxes;
then the box defines them
by colour, size, weight, etc.
The box becomes their identity.
If they don’t like their box
they can take a leap of faith,
jump out of the box,
and find or make a new one.
But no matter what kind of box
they jump into,
they have choices:
stay in their box,
think outside the box,
or just leave the box.


Note:

Last summer, I visited my college friend and had a good chat with her over a well-prepared, delicious, "Chinese" dinner. After the meal, we took a walk to a local park where a lot of kids played joyfully. I saw kids playing the “Magic Box” game fanatically, a game that kids can freely jump into and out of boxes of all sorts to form different alliances among them. This poem is my personal reflection on and literary response to the “Magic Box” game. it's co-written by my Kierkegaardian Either/Or type of friend, ericcoliu, whom I met online.
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Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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I've revised my piece in an attempt to provoke the reader to think outside the box or to make a new box.
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Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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I've revised my piece in an attempt to provoke the reader to think outside the box or to make a new box.
_________________
Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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The following are the replies from poets at Poetry Connection:

Excellent! A nice reflection, of course Kierkegaard, went into the box, and forgot it was just a box, and spent the rest of his life describing its dimensions

-- Dr.con

I've never heard of this game but I loved the way you described it. So many possibilites!

-- Fader

Enjoyed the concept, the sadness, and yes, the safe gladness of the truth of your poem.

I was about to say, before I started my response, that probably one of the many reasons why I am a loner, is because I refuse to live in a box, but then it only took a moment, to realise that there are those I choose to be in, and feel safe in.

- Owl
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Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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The following are the replies from poets at Poetry Connection:

Excellent! A nice reflection, of course Kierkegaard, went into the box, and forgot it was just a box, and spent the rest of his life describing its dimensions

-- Dr.con

I've never heard of this game but I loved the way you described it. So many possibilites!

-- Fader

Enjoyed the concept, the sadness, and yes, the safe gladness of the truth of your poem.

I was about to say, before I started my response, that probably one of the many reasons why I am a loner, is because I refuse to live in a box, but then it only took a moment, to realise that there are those I choose to be in, and feel safe in.

- Owl
_________________
Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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Thank you for your encouraging comment.

fader wrote:
I've never heard of this game but I loved the way you described it. So many possibilites!


It's because I invented it for the sake of writing a poem on identity politics.

Yes, you're right. So many possibilities stay outside The Magic Box.

We are born into boxes. Our box defines us by gender, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and on and on. Sooner or later, we begin to think outside the box.

-- CLARENCE PAGE, American Essayist
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Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.

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Thank you for your encouraging comment.

fader wrote:
I've never heard of this game but I loved the way you described it. So many possibilites!


It's because I invented it for the sake of writing a poem on identity politics.

Yes, you're right. So many possibilities stay outside The Magic Box.

We are born into boxes. Our box defines us by gender, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and on and on. Sooner or later, we begin to think outside the box.

-- CLARENCE PAGE, American Essayist
_________________
Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.