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Decluttering: A Poem

My ongoing struggle for organization ironically organized in a poem!

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I need to get everything all straightened,

The main thing in question being the two plus years' worth of a mess

That's shared between my room and the basement.

Decluttering my stuff is always a never-ending process:


What could be sold for cash?

What should I keep for myself?

What to pitch in the trash?

It can't all stay on a shelf!


Necklace chains and bracelets, stained with the scent of metal, strung together by their clasps;

Both stylish and plain binders, durable enough for taking notes, and no doubt can still be used;

Pairs of jeans and jean shorts, in every shade of denim, that still hold up on my hips;

And all the tiny knick-knacks, possibly useful or decorative, begging not to be refused…


I cleared out some of the heaping whole, which is a small part,

But it's still more than I could say for my numb heart and my charged mind.

However, as it always happens, every time I start,

I set it all aside, deciding to finish it another time.


I want to break this cycle, or else everything I keep will never be enough,

Regardless of any excuse, but before I can begin to make space,

Both in my room and my mind, I need to learn to let go of this weight, dead or not.

I need to have my own room back to myself again as my sacred place.

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