Grocery list and a Love letter

Hey guys, I'm back with a new 12 poem series im gonna upload over the next 2 weeks. Here is the first poem. It's been almost 3 years since I've been on this site and I really miss it. So heres to 2020

Grocery List and a Love letter

A heart that opens like a toolbox.

A crate of avocados.

Twist ties.

Bedding fresh out of a French woman’s basement.

Platinum-blonde box dye.

Bicycle handles.

A yellow pepper.

Twenty grains of peppercorn.

Pineapple juice.

Sewing pins.

Something that reminds you of someone you made jealous.

Something that reminds you of someone you hurt.

Nasal spray.

Hand cream.

A pamphlet about glaucoma prevention.

A pair of sunglasses.

An old sonar system from a cold-era submarine.

Wilted flowers.

Teaspoons too big for a teacup.

Butter knives too sharp for butter.

Every Leonard Cohen record ever.

A dog collar.

Hair gel.

A piece of memorabilia from 1994.

A parking ticket you found on the floor.

Someone’s old coffee cup.

A hamster wheel you can fit inside of.

Thirteen cowboy hats -- all rhinestone.

Every stone and mineral ever -- except rhinestone.

A black opal.

A picture frame of a generic family.

Pink construction paper.

Acne cream.

A cellphone card.

Kerosene.

Ketchup.

Letterhead that confuses you. 

Something to remember and old lover by.

Firewood.

Ice.

Felt pads to put under a chair.

Something bought during an awkward interaction.

A grocery store novel.

Fake blood.

Vampire fangs left over from Halloween.

Something that smells like someone you, at one time, wanted to kiss.

Something sharp enough to stab into someone with a collapsed lung.

A set of tongs.

Thongs.

Condoms.

A disposable camera.

A tape recorder to record the buzz of an electrical socket.

A smile you can’t buy, but can shoplift.

And, finally, a time you will never be able to go back to.

 

Author's Note

I'm back guys. It's a new decade but I'm looking to my past, I missed this site a lot... I don't know if anyone remembers me but here's to hoping? Anyways... this is the first poem of my new series: "Name one thing in this photo."

Reviews

[Red Brick Keshner]

Welcome back Cole! Just got back myself, a few months back. The feel of this poem is almost as if going through or making up a shopping list and poetic lines join in the fray along the way just like life is with its little interludes, inferences, and interruptions. Much enjoyed, Frederick.

[LJW]

A truly unique piece of writing. I am so stoked!!

This is my favorite line:
An old sonar system from a cold-era submarine

There's stream of consciousness writing but this is too masterfully crafted for that label or any label, really. It speaks to the human-ness in all of us, each one of us connected by our wants, needs, memories but each of our "lists" are different and filled with the essentials that fulfill us and define us.

I've been gone from the WC for years. This is the best piece I've read since I returned.
Just can't say enough...

[Tina Louise UK]

Great job! It's the little things, enjoyed :) x