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Tale From A Cardboard Box( Revised Version}
by Janet Owenby
copyright 09-21-2003


Age Rating: 7 to 127

 
Located in dark corners of this street,
detested among country club's elite.
Shelter for city's poorest clientele,
that vacation in my cardboard motel.

When city lights fade and darkness falls,
they seek refuge in manilla walls.
Vagabonds enter my flimsy door,
and tears saturate my paper floor.

Let me introduce some of my friends,
that lived here during winter winds.
Men released from mental institutes,
winos, bag ladies, and prostitutes.

New York broker, his children, and wife,
who had once lived an elegant life.
Thirty years of labor spent in vain,
when his company went down the drain.

There's a special one I can't forget;
cutest child this box had ever met.
She appeared in black and blue array,
on a blizzard-like November day.

No neon sign flashes on this box,
to welcome a lost stranger who knocks,
but no one is ever turned away,
because they cannot afford to pay.

Go ahead and sneer if you want too.
Someday this Old Box may shelter you!


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09-30-2003 Lyle Berry    

A no-holds barred statement...the thing I liked best about this one though - it seemed liked the guy had a family that stuck with him thru the worst of the worst. My wife would bail if I took a pay cut...let alone lost it all...No cardboard box for Ms. Scarlet...nosir.
Warm Regards,
Lyle
09-24-2003 Walter Jones    

I liked the first, I like this too, I think it is your heart that is on fire, not your hair.
Walt
09-24-2003 Paul Kangas    

Another great work, by one of my favorite adult authors :)
Paul K.
09-24-2003 Christopher Doss    

Very original idea, the views from a corrugated container! Very sad as well, but a harsh reality.
Good poem...
09-21-2003 Debra Rose    

Such a wonderful poem! So sad but true as well. I loved the rythm, and the meaning behind it, as well as the verse about the little kid. So wonderful!
09-21-2003 Janet Owenby    

Note: The words in the last line are capitalized
on purpose to show the importance the narrator feels, because they know they have served a special purpose. In this case a Card Board Box feels pretty special. {If everyone had the heart of this cardboard box.}
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