…Do I Sleep in the Bed or in the Drawer?

1

There are twenty drawers
but only one keyhole

2

bite guard
rubber band
cough drop

3

Assorted drawers in maple frames
stacked on a slant, askant

4

lint brush
lavender
lip balm

5

A warp of wood
hitched in a jute strap
fourteen years in the making

6

night creams
magazines
and dreams

7

“The drawers are the sliding parts.”
“What do you call the rest of it?”
“A nightstand”

8

is empty

9

nail file
paper clip
flashlight

10

“This one’s locked.”
“There must be a key.”
“Maybe in here—”

Continue with the drawers...