Old, coffee-stained bingo sheets
weathered rosary beads
finger-painted art and child’s crafts
a faded, gold wedding band
snowmen lined on the bureau.
A patchwork hat to hide your cancer
the chocolate-colored jewelry box
that holds my inheritance and
blood sugar readings.
A yellowed alarm clock
with an expired battery
blue roses on a decorative touch lamp
Stephanie Vannello
Stephanie Vannello, 35, resides in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and engages in poetry, short stories, and fiction. Stephanie Vannello has been published on Google Scholar, The Cape May Herald, The Black Fox Literary Review, The Write Launch, and various college literary magazines.