Wait just a moment

I know it’s here somewhere

Rattle and clatter like box of loose teeth

Baby curls saved with satin ribbon

Tempura paint handprints

Fire engine red and orange still bright

glitter glue popsicle stick frame

Around a long lost smile

Give me a moment

I know it must be here

Let me lift the lid

Off this tornworn heart

Keepsakes tumble out

Hair and prints and baby teeth

Forensic artifacts

See what falls

see what’s left