Love Poem: The Drawer
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Written by: Ann Foster

The Drawer

The Drawer

In the drawer in the kitchen,
there is a bit of this, 
some of that, 
and everything else! 
Well, nearly so. 

There is tape, and string, 
and a funny thing... 
there is no name at all to describe. 
It came with the pizza and never left in the trash. 
There is a screw, a nut... no bolts for now, 
several nails, 
a nail file, 
and pieces of a broken fingernail too. 
"Why not throw it out?" I shout. 
No one listens. 

I made rolls this morning. 
They came in a can.
There was frosting included too. 
Another... small plastic "perfect" dish 
I will include with the fish sauce packets 
from last week... 
and together they will join 
the membership of the drawer...
to be included in the chaos
that is our lives.