trapped inside a box

what if anyone lives inside a box?

you know, be well, and choose to dwell inside a nice little box.
it doesn't matter what size you choose. if you fit or not.
the only relevant condition is that you get to spend time in a box.

wouldn't that be relaxing? giving you ample time to recollect oneself.
an escape. a solidary fortress you can claim as your own.
not even the light of the sun can penetrate your box.
it'll be your little corner to dream, despair, retract, and reflect.

dark. it may seem. frightening. you may think.
but why the big fuss? you don't need the sun 24/7.
its absence should not overwhelm you. learn to be independent of its rays.
even for just a second, a minute, an hour... a nice little siesta if you may.

the world exists independent of you.
so why is it so hard to depart from it even for just a while?

are we afraid of being lost in the circulation?
our little circle of friends perhaps?
the little community - the society that fashioned us to our present self?

or are we just afraid of the box itself?
a closed space. just a modest gap between four nearby corners.
it limits your arms that want to stretch to the heavens.
keeping not only your feet grounded to the earth.
and this thought alone is enough to leave you gasping for air.

but please, do reconsider.
isn't it time we face the truth?
did it not come a time in your life that you felt alienated?
haven't you experience a time wherein the world is pushing you so hard,
that you just want to stop?

you know... the world, even the universe, vast as it may seem,
can be suffocating too...

too much pressure.
a myriad of mouths telling you what to do.
thousand sets of ears that hears every move, every breath.
those ears that seems to listen to every thought, every desire.
countless eyes wary of your actions.
waiting for that one mistake to turn your world around.

so now, wouldn't it be nice to have a little box to retreat to?
a sanctuary when you feel that everone is going after you.
wouldn't that be a perfect escape,
at times when you get trapped in the mundane and inconsiderate world.