Paperclips
They come in packs of 100,
yet I’ve never used more than 6
at a time, maybe 12, 15 to be safe.
Okay, just give me 25.
If we shared the other 75,
we’d never have to manufacture them again.
If the world were an office drawer,
there’s more than enough to spare.
Still we house the other 75
in decorative jars and vases
just in case we need them.
I’ve never needed them.
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Definitely an interesting look into the narrator’s life, and proof that people can have vastly differing perspectives, considering how often I myself use paperclips…