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you run out
of room.
in your closets.
packed
solid with boxes
and books,
shirts and shoes.
coats
you'll never
wear again.
you slide
things under the bed.
you drag plastic
bins to the attic,
the basement,
the wet shed.
all the drawers
are stuffed.
socks and underwear,
more socks.
shorts. t shirts
with holes in
them. sweaters
with bold
horizontal stripes
that a plane
could see
from miles away
if you were stranded
on a desert island.
gifts you'll never
wear.
you can almost feel
the house tilt
with too much.
the walls bulging
as if one bite
of food too many.
about to burst.
and yet, you got
shopping for more.