almost colorful.

It's a puzzle.

In the dark we can feel cold squares
filled with mysteries
the unknown.
if we close our eyes
we can imagine our fears
and the ideas can attack us.

I prefer the idea of
tinned cookies.
the homemade kind
in the silver tin box
sealed
and mailed first class.
and maybe somewhere else
a book about trees
and a child learning to read.
maybe in a different language
with people painting smiles
on the faces of dolls
and maybe they're hungry.
and maybe someone will notice.

Smaller problems are addressed
with envelopes.
and stamps.
and sometimes fit in boxes.