curb pick up

once a week
they call asking me
if i have anything to set out
on the curb for pick up.
i think yes, but
say no.
i could put my dog in a cage
and set him
out there.
but i don't. he'd find
his way back,
then bite me.
i do have a pair of shoe.
a pale brown color
that look like women's shoes.
so i offer that.
and some old neck ties
from the eighties.
the skinny hipster ones
with bold colors.
i set them out too.