Clutter or Keeper

Reclaiming space and peace

My hoarded items scream

You might need us someday

Greedily not allowing space

For things I need today.

Marie Kondo, One-in-one-out

They didn’t work for me

I ask instead, Is keeping this

Worth space or invested money!

With less clutter, less organizing

I can reclaim space and time.

Making room for new and necessary

In counters, closets, and my mind!

This poem is a response to the prompt by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) — the original challenge is linked below:

I am tagging all: I love seeing different perspectives of the prompts here at The Brain is A Noodle.

Remember, there is no deadline — so feel free to respond with your own take on this thoughtful question.