Saturday, April 19, 2008

Things we lost in the fire

love notes,
a wood carving of Jesus,
a tea set,
all the silver ware--except one spoon,
three pickle jars,
lavender bedsheets--they were the first to go,
ballet shoes,
all the books--Lewis, Atwood, Steinbeck,
a glass paper weight--burst like an appendix,
Christmas ornaments, tinsel,
a shower curtain, three toothbrushes--one for emergency,
blue cabinets,
a broken VCR,
dental floss in the wastebasket,
the magnet from Kentucky,
the cat,
ice cube trays, a bag of frozen peas,
five condoms--two ribbed,
the dent the doorknob left in the wall,
mother's ashes,
margarita glasses,
couch cushions.

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