issue 31 > poetry > blossom
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Poem In Your Pocket
by Laurel Blossom
Keep it short,
make it small
enough to fit
like a bit of cotton
sewn onto your heart.
Make it strong
its simple shape
rectangular or square,
straightforward
like a handshake.
Let it hold
the little things
you might discard
if you didn't have a poem
to put them into.
Greetings, seashells,
ribbon or string,
indefinite articles,
earrings, paper clips,
small, scarcely noticeable, change.