pocket

i keep so many small things

hidden in my pocket

little mem’ries, receipts, judgment calls

(spare change i pull out when i'm poor.)

i have a knife there too

tho’ often used

on the inside

not the out.

and i cannot find my favorite pieces

because i've scattered them about.

and i keep a key to the world

(so that i can lock it out)

and no one will find my favorite things

because i've scattered them about.