I committed poetry again
Contents May Offend
by Miche Campbell
The thing about labels is they go on the outside of boxes
They can't be seen from the inside.
The things they say are sometimes useful --
May contain traces of gluten, dairy, egg, soy and seafood.
Sometimes they try to explain things that are obvious --
Contents may settle over time.
They never say things that are less obvious --
Contents may unsettle over time
Contents may resettle over time
Contents may decide they don't want to be in a box
And blow the side out, and escape
Contents may question your need for a label
Contents may ask you how the label serves them
Contents may laugh at the picture on the label
And ask if you've ever thought about pictures, reality, maps, and territory.
Contents may tell you to discard the box
And look at what you have in your hands.
Contents may tell you that what you see is what you get
And labels are only in two dimensions.
by Miche Campbell
The thing about labels is they go on the outside of boxes
They can't be seen from the inside.
The things they say are sometimes useful --
May contain traces of gluten, dairy, egg, soy and seafood.
Sometimes they try to explain things that are obvious --
Contents may settle over time.
They never say things that are less obvious --
Contents may unsettle over time
Contents may resettle over time
Contents may decide they don't want to be in a box
And blow the side out, and escape
Contents may question your need for a label
Contents may ask you how the label serves them
Contents may laugh at the picture on the label
And ask if you've ever thought about pictures, reality, maps, and territory.
Contents may tell you to discard the box
And look at what you have in your hands.
Contents may tell you that what you see is what you get
And labels are only in two dimensions.