I recently happened upon an intriguing prompt from Reena Saxena. Below the prompt is an image of a sealed envelope and the text, “Let’s see how you choose to open and decode this message.” The response can be in any format.

So, let’s find out what’s inside…

Hidden in the Everyday

Unexpected, unexplained

At my doorstep, pouring rain

As I hold it, rack my brain

But the effort’s all in vain

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My mind’s a kettle, building pressure

Curiosity gets the better

As I unseal this wax-stamped letter

Hidden message escapes, unfettered

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Into eagerly awaiting hands

Eyebrows leap, bewilderment expands

For this letter tells of far-off lands

In the heads of strangers, and of friends

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Innumerable worlds, tucked away

Inside people you’ve passed by today

Unknowingly filling gaps your way

While universes spread before you, unsurveyed