It’s most frustrating trying to put Jack

Back in the box

The music plays and no matter what,

Out he pops, dangles and flops

When I was young I used to craft things

With my Lego building blocks

Bigger kids would tear them apart

Injustice never stops

I built castles on the seashore out of sand;

Houses made of cards

I watched the tide wash some away

I saw my houses tumble hard

I tried to understand the nature of things;

My own nature as well

I learned at an early age to keep secrets

Some things one should not tell

I joined the big picture jigsaw puzzled

From so many parts

Too many of them looked alike

Shapes and colors and hearts

Secrets are kept as the tides swell

Injustice never stops

Still, it can be frustrating

Keep the lid on Jack in the box