Pandora Box

2011 There are two versions of the legend of Pandora's Box. One version tells us that box contained all kinds of misery. When Pandora opened the box a plague dispersed and doomed humanity to suffer ruin, insanity, and despair. She hastily closed the box to stop the plague but, pathetically, only Hope remained inside. In the other version the box held all of humanity's glories. When she opened the box progress, knowledge, and exaltation vanished into oblivion, forever lost to humanity.

                                                Pandora

You came with a box,
A Pandoras Box
of pain, hurt, and loss
Closed ever so tight
and full to the rim.

You asked for a friend,
with an open heart
And full of compassion
Someone to trust this thing
Pandoras Box full of past things.

We sat together with Pandora
Holding tight we pried it open
Letting go, moving on.
We emptied the box
and you cried many tears.

Holding you tight
You made it though the night.
Stronger now
You moved past Pandoras Box,
Now go be happy and fill the Box with
JOY!!!!