the mystery box

a package arrives
in the mail. you bring the box in,
set it on
the table.
no return address, no
sign or clue of who it's from.
you shake it,
toss it in the air.
you turn it over and over
again.
you listen to the side
for a tick,
you put it to your nose
for a scent.
it's a brown box, no ribbon
no bow,
no idea who it's from or
where it
came from. it's a mystery
box. you set it in the corner,
unopened,
next to the others.