a fresh start for a kitchen drawer

i deem thee

now

the tool drawer, i say

to the drawer

that once

held a collection of paper

clips, rubber bands

and packets

of Tylenol.

not to mention pencils,

heartworm

pills

for a long ago dog,

gorilla glue and a dead

watch,

along with

four different

sizes of loose batteries

and a pamphlet

on poisonous snakes.

i clean it out and 

begin anew,

blessing

the screwdriver,

the Allen wrench,

the pliers,

the small hammer

and the measuring

tape.