Globes

I vaguely remember the last time that I rendered
a line about the tooth pushing through the roof of this mouth of mine.
My dad reminded me that I’ve got things that I don’t need
living in my footlocker and he offered to throw them out.
Old shoes
are worthless as a means of support.
Same goes for pairs of shorts,
watches and wide-wale cords,
which I believe are out of fashion anyway.
I’ll probably be more tender the next time I defend her.
I find barbs turn to bristles, learn to whisk away the grime.
Jackets are much more useful, postcards can be more truthful.
Most start just to write but can’t provide the proper proof.
Old shoes
are worthless as a means of support.
Same goes for b-ball shorts,
bracelets and wide-wale cords,
which I believe are out of fashion anyway.
Old shoes just fall apart.
Old letters should be ripped apart
to form new stories with a kick-start.
I vaguely remember, vaguely remember,
(the) the (last) last time.
I vaguely remember, vaguely remember.
Don’t need you living in my footlocker no more.
Old shoes
are worthless as a means of support.
Same goes for pairs of shorts,
watches and wide-wale cords,
which I believe are out of focus anyway,
which I believe are out of focus anyway.