We've all spent time
in shadow boxes
stuck in place
by some idea
of our role
or by some circumstance
we had no say in
something that seemed
outside our control
look, here's Ken
sporting his flashy space suit
an astronaut
slender and tall
his arms around his sweetheart Barbie
naked as the goddess
astride her scallop shell
Ken's in heaven till he realizes
his suit doesn't come off
Barbie would like to find herself
some decent clothes
but it's not the balance between
over and under-dressed
the trick is how to leave the box
move out into the space
where we're at home
minus the armor
and with many different masks
to wear and different suits of clothes
to dress in or else happily
undress ourselves