When you find yourself
Shouting
From a pulpit
Of limp socks
Hot with passion
Having something
To do with chores
Left on the floor,
You may slump
Under the weight
Of this pile
Thick with cotton toes.
Sit full in
The socks and find
The faces
Standing inside.
The next move
Is yours
But we all have pulpits
And limp socks
And we’re eager
To hear how
Your story
goes.

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Kimberly Rivers is a Business Systems Analyst who has happily landed in Kent, Ohio. She once owned a scented paper company, which has supplied her with marvelous-smelling bookmarks for life. She is currently studying creative writing at Kent State University.

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