Becky Ventura
Junk Drawer
Black bead, Band-Aid, buttons, business cards,
craft kitten, colored chalk, carabiner, key chain,
dirty dime, dull knife, dead bug, directions,
flashlight, funnel, forget-me-not seeds.
Glasses cleaner, game piece, wintergreen gum,
hooks, hammer, heart-shaped hair clip,
Joan’s jam recipe, jelly bean (stale),
“Kleen Kanteen” care card, clothespin, cord.
Little LED light, sadly left lit,
miscellaneous magnets, matches, mints,
neighbor’s back door key, newish nickel,
Post-its, putty, pennies, paper clips.
River stone, rulers, rusty nail, rubber bands,
scissors, super glue, screw driver, salve,
tape measure, take-out napkins, thumb tack, thread,
wire, wristwatch, wise words, wonder.
Becky Ventura grew up in Nebraska and now resides in Michigan, USA. She’s a retired music teacher. In April 2019, she received the Dearborn Mayor’s Arts Educator Award with US Congressional Recognition. Becky has two published poetry collections, Radiant Jukebox (2021) and Quintessential Cubicles (2024).
