THE MAGICIAN’S DILEMMA
SEPARATE THE BOX
The box is heavy
It takes all your strength
To cleave the halves apart
Pushing
Slowly the casters roll
Until there is enough space between
To inspect closely
Everything is revealed
There are no spaces unaccounted
No trick compartments
No Oliver
This is all wrong
Dad has never made anyone reappear
With the box open
What if Oliver is trying to come back
But he can’t because the box isn’t sealed
You hurriedly reunite the pieces
Close the box
And await his return
Nothing happens
You throw your hands up
Do you say