Nightstand Drawer

by braedenmichaels on December 5, 2018December 6, 2018

I hold the most intimate

possessions

I hold your “personal” items

I hold your fixes and thoughts

I hold your chocolate

at the crack of midnight

I hold your lip gloss and chapstick

I hold the second volume

of your cherished diary

I hold items that give you something

that your husband can’t

Cookie Dough

by braedenmichaels on October 18, 2018November 1, 2020

I don’t comprehend

I am meant to be used

to make an actual cookie

I am not meant to be

in ice cream

Somewhere along the way

someone started to consume me

too early

I am meant to be a cookie

Coaster

by braedenmichaels on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018

So much pressure

So much weight

But I serve a purpose

Protecting a surface

I’m movable

Depressed when I’m not used

I can see water dripping

Ruining surfaces when I’m needed

Please use me

Every day

Regularly

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Unvalued Penny

by braedenmichaels on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

I feel worthless

No shine

Others are silver

I’m made up of copper

Very little value

Laying in cars

Sleeping on nightstands

A hundred of me

complete a dollar

Often hear “Keep it”

when change is created

I’m not wanted or valued

I feel worthless

One cent says it all

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Empty Box

by braedenmichaels on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

I am filled with darkness

and completely empty

I am losing touch

with full packages

I can not relate

Please fill me

with old clothes

to give to the poor

Please fill me

with toys

that children

can play with

Please fill me with

something meaningful

so that I can help

the deprived world

I am empty for a reason

to give others light

Red Crayon

by braedenmichaels on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018

I am used

to color a fire truck

I am used

to color a stop sign

I am used

to color a red light

I am used

to color flames

I am used

to color Santa’s Claus’s outfit

I am used

to color a red ribbon

I am used

to color lipstick

I love the red crayon

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Abused Cell Phone

by braedenmichaels on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

Never do I rest

Some are addicted

Always being used

Some abuse me

Rarely I am shut off

Some break me

I am full of so much

Some ruin lives

I can be a problem

Some people die

My purpose grew

I’m often used

at the worst times

I have a price tag

Unlike a human

Please use me

appropriately

Number

by braedenmichaels on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

I am clear

I am measured

I am defined

I am used every day

I am a necessity

I am used to solve problems

I am beautiful

I am dramatic free

I am essential

I am needed

I am every where

I am value

I am not a color or a race

Obsolete Paperclip

by braedenmichaels on June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

I’m waiting for

myself to disappear

I can’t compete

with the staple

It won’t be long

that I won’t be needed

just like the typewriter

Could you please just

put me out of my misery

Piles of Paper

by braedenmichaels on June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

I’m written on

Sometimes I’m wasted

I’m typed on

Sometimes I’m abused

I can be in different colors

Sometimes I’m crinkled

I’m different sizes

Sometimes I’m over used

I’m made into an airplane

Sometimes I wonder …

If I will ever disappear