Remains

***Writing Tip: Think of physical things left over from different points in your life and explain what they say about you, using a list poem format. ***

Koi from my the one who saw me

Bracelet from a junior high crush

Hospital band after a break-up

Chapstick to show I am always cracking

Dishes to show I like to cook

Books to show my love for reading

A stained pillow from nights cried to sleep

A song in my head from fourth grade hard times

Sandals from when I had big shoes to fill my senior year

Ballet shoes from lost dancing days

A crown from Jr. Miss when I felt special

An angel to give me courage

Prescriptions to show my physical hardships

Scriptures and journal from when I feel God’s love

Maroon colored shirts to show the winter I feel inside

Apple cider to warm me up on cold days

A computer to show my love for English

The wishes in a wooden box for my family and I

A swing set to show a carefree childhood

White Christmas lights to show my love for the light

Lotion to soothe my skin and heart

A journal: love and pain.