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Pastimes : A Poetry Corner

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To: Robert Douglas Hickey who wrote (1)7/23/1998 7:05:00 PM
From: Robert Douglas Hickey  Read Replies (2) of 1582
 
TOILETRIES

Not a breath,
a sob.
Breathing clears the mind,
but a good cry clears the soul
no, no time for that now
the compromise of sobbing has to do.

This must be done now
while no one else is home.

Toothpaste, toothbrushes
razors and make-up
five bars of hand-milled soap
all of the toiletries are in two piles
on the floor,
between an empty box and the empty cabinet.

The cabinet shelves need cleaning
the box could stay empty, all the toiletries
could return to clean shelves.

Shifting sunlight
strikes the fuzzy bathmat
creating a pool of warmth
just large enough to curl up in.
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