If You Absolutely Must...

The following poem, "If You Absolutely Must..." is the concluding poem from my poetry collection Shallow Poetry, available in its entirety on the Creative Writing Section of my website. 

If You Absolutely Must…

…fit yourself inside of a box, I encourage you to go sledding in it.
Duct tape some linoleum to the bottom to reduce friction,
And let third graders decorate the sides with washable markers.