sentimental value
in a shoebox on the upper shelf
of a walk-in closet
anything could be inside
baseball cards
currency & coin
matchbox cars
origami animals
a porcelain doll
lost to the imagination
they are like forgotten soldiers
whose only desire was world peace
to reach the unreachable
requires hooks
& ladders
and an unquestionable desire
to rewind the clock
releasing the contents in wild abandon
september two thousand twenty-four
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Poignant piece.
Thank you, Chris.