General Poetry posted May 23, 2022


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My Closet

by Bill Schott


My closet is a place where I can find
those many items others may not have;
like rhesus monkey skulls so well designed,
and moss and mushrooms pressed into a salve.

Clothes hangers are made out of collar bones,
fox femurs hold my ties along the wall;
sock puppets I call Johnson and Joe Jones,
are quick to serve me at my beck and call.

But when I want to travel to the moon,
or to be lowered to the ocean's floor;
I need to close my eyes and sing a tune,
while standing just behind the closet door.

I should invite my friends to join me there,
but Johnson and Joe Jones breathe all the air.
 

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