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The Closet We Share by Rene Matins
from Legacy 2008
The Closet We Share
by Rene Matins
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"This half of the closet is mine," you say.
"Collared shirts with collared shirts
T-shirts with t-shirts
All the shades of blue together
All the shades of green together,
Etcetera."
I see everything neatly on hangers
Each in their specified place.
At the bottom are structured rows of shoes
Dress shoes, tennis shoes, red shoes, new shoes,
Organized fitting neatly in the space.
My eyes move from the rainbow your shirts create,
To the tornado mine generate.
The helter sketler mess of entagled hangers
Imprisons my clothes making it ALMOST
Impossible to free them.
A bouldering mountain of garments
Capped with a snowy white t-shirt
burys my mismatched shoes.
The condition of our clothes is as contrasting
As our personalities.
I look at you, smile, and say,
"I'll clean it up."
