boxed-up feelings

i wish there were boxes inside of me

and that each of them was labelled

with all the feelings that i'm feeling right now 

clearly demarcated

fear, anger, sadness

confusion, love and envy

each one sealed in its own box 

without them getting all muddly

because, in and out of their boxes,

they very often seem to jump 

causing mayhem in my mind 

because they treat it like a garbage dump

was it anger that caused me to act in a particular way

or was it sadness, instead, that had plagued me through the day

how can i forget fear and confusion

when both emotions have left me in a sticky situation

out pop joy and love
suddenly giving me some respite

and in go the others

thankfully without much of a fight

many a time i notice

that all of them sit tight

inside their boxes, doing nothing

especially late at night

and it's at these times when i am blank
that i write about how i feel
with objectivity, i think
that helps me, with life, deal

i wonder what would happen

if i switched around the labels

would they act their new part

and spin me some new fables

or would they continue to jump

in and out with glee

and leave the acting of the part

solely to me