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Original poem reprinted online here:   "Universe in the Key of Matryoshka" by Ronnie K. Stephens Originally read: November 1, 2013 More information about the Poet: Ronnie K. Stephens This is a cumulative poem in which the anaphora of "I opened" acts like a Matryoshka doll as seen above.  However, does the first topic discussed encompass everything inside the poem, or does the speaker play mostly with the idea of "opening" up something similar but different. I'm not sure after reading the poem a couple of times.  I'm more likely to say neither.  Here's the list: "Letter" to "bachelor's degree" "bachelor's degree" to "one hundred thirty thousand unpaid minutes" "one hundred thirty thousand unpaid minutes" to "a house I will never own" "a house I will never own" to "two years in rural Japan" "two years in rural Japan" to "better credit better int...