Clutter by GALA MACKIE-PEREZ
Clutter is a birth certificate
From junk drawers
To attics
To bedroom closets
Proof that I’ve lived
Bought
And consumed
A way to broadcast
I’m real, I’m alive
See my proof:
Dog-eared books with
Notated margins
Old mail addressed to me
Clothing from fashion cycles
Long since passed
Without clutter, who am I?
Without personal effects to
Confirm I was here
How would anyone know
I even existed?GALA MACKIE-PEREZ is an undeclared freshman. She was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. Gala recently married a loving husband, and is enjoying each day as it comes.