Why Not Throw Them Out?

But we might need them.

Why Not Throw Them Away?

 

By Elton Camp

 

I wonder just what quirk in our psyches it’s about

That we have such a problem throwing things out

Musty old books that we will never read anymore

Dirty old curtains that hung on the window before

 

Faded, stored-away dresses from you were size ten

Since you know full well you can never wear again

A figurine all covered in chips and with a bad crack

One that the least styling sense does so utterly lack

 

Slick-back magazines that may look to be so fine,

But long ago to the trash can we needed to consign

Broken appliances that aren’t worth the cost of repair

Yet, for years to come they will continue to be there