4. the
carpet box
two feet in
on the worst side of remaining
this olympics of the often
repeats
5. the puppet box
there is no handle
on this puppet box
the crank on the side
releases a small voice
the faces painted
on each panel
hardly distract me
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I am turning
learning the names for everything
in an old puppetmaster's world
6. candle box
"pretend lights," you called them
as if each held such passion
from a black box,
a simple black box
(7) coffin
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