my room

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by kaethe_thompson

by kaethe_thompson

my room is a cluster of souvenirs

doodles and notes from my school years

photos of friends, smiling at me

birthday cards from my family

the lei we both wore at the beach

i'm a magpie, everything is shiny

give me your trash, it distracts me

tickets and scraps and receipts

the holiday postcard you sent me

i keep it all, tape it to the walls

embrace the chaos that unfolds

i'm a dragon atop a pile of gold

i hoard and protect these memories

and all this stuff - it's not enough.

it's not enough.