My closet is full of memories through out my life,
\nand some of my dad\u2019s.
\nHe didn\u2019t want to believe his stuff had to be sold
\nso I hold the last of it for him.
\nAt the assisted living, he doesn\u2019t have a closet,
\njust a wardrobe.
\nI haven\u2019t spoken to him for a while.
\nDuring our last phone call, he was in attack mode.
\nI had to step away.<\/p>\n
In one of the boxes is my Girl Scout vests.
\nI could create a pillow.
\nIn another is stories me and my cousin wrote for our grandma as kids.
\nEmpty boxes take up the most space;
\nwaiting for my next chapter to be unveiled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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