Drawers

drawers are ​​ necessary and useful,

a absolute requirement,

nicely ordered and

arranged in configurations that

meet a prescribed set of compartments

in oder to allow for the keeping​​ 

of valuables and values,

baubles and beliefs,

our souls and our sins

a convenient way to hide

what is inconvenient

a place to put

what is irreplaceable

a spot to park our morality

when it is less popular

or when we feel threatened

and we prefer our impulses,

a dark, safe place to put

our beliefs when they​​ 

are in conflict with our​​ 

economic desires

and yet, they all remain

quiet and confined

available when needed

assuming that moths

have not eaten them away

or they are not rusty from disuse

and neglect.