Cardboard Boxes

We are cardboard boxes
Pretty, even interesting
On the outside
We decorate ourselves
Seemingly eloquent
Smart, funny, open
The attributes we hope
Others will see

We are cardboard boxes
Dark and dirty
On the inside
Hiding things
Better left in the dark

We are cardboard boxes
Put a lock on the lid
Let no one see the
Guilt, regret, lies, scars

Stuff yourself full
Of meaningless shit
Until you lose sight
Of what you'd hidden
In the first place.