Empty spaces to be filled,
Shelf with books and art objects,
Drawer with socks and underwear,
Closet with shirts and pants,
Car trunk with shopping bags,
First aid kit, hiking gear.
But what of the hollow spaces
In the mind where facts echo,
Where opinions rattle like loose bearings,
And the light is so dim one has to grope
To find the way to the door.
© Dennis Hathaway
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