Space

 

Space

Take it out

if it doesn’t

fit. It’s simple

enough —

but how did

we accumulate

three tubes

of expired sun-

block lotion

or have two

boxes full of

pencils but

never know

where to find

any when we

need just

one?

We have

a plate full

of random

screws

and a cabinet

of empty

boxes.

We swim

through

familiarity

and

detritus.

We look up

at the stars

and know

that we could

float there

without

our feet of

clay, mold,

hair in

the drains, dust

on the tops

of books,

and bins

of old

toys.

Image: David Pennington of Unsplash

April 10, 2021

#NaPoWriMo2021 no. 10