A Box

By Naina Alana

Old Box

Door gave up and hung on hinge 

Clothes spilled along with a few things

Every item lay bare 

To the eyes which once cared

Carefully sorting the stuff

Chore extracted a huff

Folding the spilled clothes

The messy chaos inside howled 

Amidst the clutter 

A box was hidden

Upon it’s tumble

The heart stuttered 

All tangle long forgotten

The box waited to be opened

Memories came forth unbidden

Emotions unfurled 

Old notebooks, batches of moments

Scrawled names and wrappers of chocolates 

Every item reminced the day

Bringing back a love in bittersweet way

The shy smile warmed the frozen place

Tugged at the feelings strange

Each connected with secluded string

Heart dancing to it’s mystical theme

A safe haven cocooned 

Encouraging the heart to indulge 

Peace settled

Soul sighed 

Time flew and reverie broke

Outside world 

Shoving through the delicate blinder

Items weighed a ton

Box too heavy to turn

All back in place 

It went far away from the rueful gaze 

Hidden in deepest of the space

There was a room to take a breath 

And tangle glaring a wrath

Another day, another wreck. 

By Naina Alana