Pantry Staples

My shelves are stocked 

with jars full of buttons 

snipped from the collars 

of the dead to help them 

breathe. 

[LSS, 1/11/21]

Kitchen Light 

And my children’s baby teeth. 

I save those too, just like you do.

(I’ve looked inside your pantry.)

[LSS, 1/11/21]