If I Must Be Put In A Box Poem by D Loveday Morris

If I Must Be Put in a Box

If must be put in a box it must not be square
A square box to me would be quite unfair
For where would I put the things I would like to share?
The things like those; and the words, that didn't quite fit in that corner over there?

If I must be put in a box I would want one without a roof
A box with a top would not be fool proof
For where would my free spirit float?
And how could I be expected to fly a boat?

If I must be put in a box it must be reasonable
And it can't have a round or square table
For a round table looks too incomplete
And my life is like a builder's retreat

If I must be put in a box I must make a wish
That you make sure to put in an imaginary twist
For where would I write and spend my time?
And store the things I wish not to leave behind

D. Loveday Morris

June 16,2020

An Extract from the Diary of a Jamaican Critical Care Nurse Living and Working in the UK