Confessions of a Hoarder

Confessions of a Hoarder

A Poem by Pooja Patel
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Short poem about love and its maladies.

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I store your memories
on the surface of my skin,
somewhere between
each goose-bump. 
They release into nostalgia
with a tender touch
or a faint tickle. 

I collect your kisses
in the crevices of my collar bones.
I water them with love, daily,
in hopes they soon bloom,
bringing with them 
Spring
in my heart.

I stack your worries
above the shelves 
of my shoulders.
Mountainous, unwavering;
steady for you to lean on. 

I save your soft words
between the folds of my lips.
Like golden honey they drip,
sweetening my every breath. 

I gather your secrets 
behind my ears 
tucked away securely 
like little baby hairs. 

I hold your name
enveloped in my lungs,
so I can think of you
between my every breath,
before my last breath,
and after every sigh of relief.

I preserve your dreams 
behind the curtains
of my eyelids. 
I project them in front of me,
like an old film,
reel after reel,
slowly turning
into reality. 

I keep your love 
inside the cavity of my chest,
stashed away, close to my heart. 
I feel it echoing
between my heartbeats. 

I won't let go. 



© 2017 Pooja Patel


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I loved the figurative and expressively poetic imagery of the subject ‘hoarding’ up the facets of an all consuming relationship. But I noticed you described the composition as a ‘Short poem about love and its maladies’. And, when we ponder on all the metaphoric maladies that can be visited upon the human body, death of love itself would be the easiest to diagnose. So, as you said at the end … we should not let go!

Excellent write …


Posted 7 Years Ago


This was really believable, so much so I hung onto every word. However because of the last stanza I couldn't tell if it was a declaration of happiness or something sad.

Posted 7 Years Ago



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Added on January 30, 2017
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Pooja Patel
Pooja Patel

Vancouver, Canada



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Hello! My name is Pooja Patel and I am a second generation Gujarati Canadian. I am currently an undergraduate student at Simon Fraser University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Counselling/Huma.. more..

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