People used to collect homes
so they could have lots of mailboxes.
foxes in some parking spots when you come
home after the day and coyotes in other.
and when you walk to the mailbox and
find nothing worth opening, you have another mailbox
tomorrow
another city, state.
I don't know why people collect homes now because
they can collect computers instead
train dogs and robots to check all their boxes,
they feed on the moths and chase away the foxes.
One day I will collect buttons.
They will cover all my shirts and adorn all my pants
And people so apt to feign curiosity will ask
why in the world I can't just collect cats.
Because buttons hold me together
and cats stink.
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