Friday, December 4, 2020

the enormous key ring

i see
how some people have a giant
key
ring attached
to a loop in
their jeans.
twenty or thirty keys
of all
shapes and sizes
jangle
as they move about.
they seem important.
that a lot of people
depend upon them
to get in and out of places.
i want to ask them
what each key is
for.
their purpose. what
locks
do they open. what gate,
what safe,
what door.
i take my own set of
keys out.
just three.
maybe i need more
things to open,
and lock up.
i think about getting
more.

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