Boxed in

                                            BOXED IN

             
                          I had a dream, a fantasy
                          of where my life was headed;
                          Inside a box I found myself
                          not on a course I had intended

                          I was hid beneath the lid and
                          not even could I see
                          the things that did surround me
                          and I could only, be.

                          So waiting quietly,
                          moving like the waves
                          which were brushing up against me
                          I felt as in a daze.

                          Then, suddenly I realised:
                          this box is not for me -
                          I shouldn't keep the fear inside,
                          I know I can be free!

                          Though only for a second
                          for I quickly changed my mind;
                          I saw how the vastness beckoned
                          me, but it would not be kind.

                          So back I went inside
                          and tried to get some sleep
                          so that when I did arrive
                          my wholeness I would keep.

                                    * * *

                          Thinking back I wondered
                          and I see now what it meant.
                          I found the deeper meaning
                          of my dream's total content:

                          Is it not fear of hurting
                          or getting hurt ourselves
                          that keeps us from exploring
                          and gaining back in wealth?