Birthday Curiosity Box Poem by Atef Ayadi

Here is your gift

for this year
birthday.
and do not tell
me about the exact date.

cause your birth is a rebirth
and i missed all the sequences.

here is a golden
woody
cubical
two by two
inches
box.

never try

to open it
no matter what.

it is a curiosity
box.

you may hear something clicking,

ringing, or rattling.

do not open it

no matter what!
cause
you will loose
all your rights
for a rebirth
and all your birthdays
love roses
and wish cards.