Privacy Setting
When I said, Well, at least this will make
good material for a book, I thought
everyone stored scraps of old relationships
for later use, but he was horrified.
I said, That’s what writers do
but he would not let it go,
this guy who is now an itchy memory
and the stuff of anecdotes,
who’d just found out that a poet
will secrete linens from your shelves
and keep them folded in a trunk,
waiting to be shaken.
About the Author: Sarah Carleton writes poetry, edits fiction, plays the banjo, and knits obsessively in Tampa, Florida. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Nimrod, Tar River Poetry, Cider Press Review, The Wild Word, Valparaiso, and New Ohio Review. Sarah’s poems have received nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Her first collection, Notes from the Girl Cave, was published in 2020 by Kelsay Books.
Image Credit: Juan Gris Journal et compotier (1917) Public domain image courtesy of Artvee
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