Pack Rat – Leah Mueller

The space between
what you say
and what you don’t
is stuffed with clutter:

cartons of discarded
lies, and new ones you
bought in bulk, but

never used. Perhaps
you should have
a yard sale, and
get rid of some of it:

but you save
the boxes anyway,
in case you
need them later.

About the contributor: Leah Mueller is the author of two chapbooks and four books. Her next book, “Misguided Behavior, Tales of Poor Life Choices” will be published by Czykmate Press in Autumn, 2019. Leah’s work appears or is forthcoming in Blunderbuss, The Spectacle, Outlook Springs, Mojave River Review, Atticus Review, Your Impossible Voice, Barnhouse, and other publications.