i remember
one day my aunt
allowed me to clear
up her attic
i could not believe
what i found — all
of these antique soda bottle caps
in mason jars
collecting
dust
it\’s quite
remarkable
the things
we collect
over time
that tend
to take
a depth
of their own
in our memories
— precious
reminders
of the life
we\’ve lived
even as simple
as something
like a bottle
cap could
probably
distill
the most
complicated
of stories
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