inside the box

inside
the room, inside the box,
beneath
the bed
are photos, tickets torn,
mementos
of a love
once had. cards
received.
they smell of her,
the scarf,
the glove,
the ring taken from
her hand,
the brush still holding hair,
a book unfinished,
the page
earmarked, left
opened
near a light,
her glasses
on the stand.