Suggestion Box.

a man watches a people put their suggestion in a box.

It was there on the wall,

a suggestion box,

painted white

as if to symbolize

purity or honesty.

 

He watched others

write on slips of paper

their suggestions

and then push them through

the thin slit at the top. 

 

It gave some

a sense of satisfaction,

a small smile appeared,

a feeling of awkwardness in some,

maybe they thought

the suggestion dumb

or maybe they’d put in

a series of four letter words

to convey annoyance or grudge.

 

He didn’t write himself,

didn’t want to waste his time

with words that wouldn’t change a thing,

knowing that maybe when

the box was emptied

it was cast into the refuse bin

without an eye scanning

a single word or set alight

and left to burn.

 

He watched as others

put in their slips of paper

hoping for a change

or great improvement:

he chose no comment.