I don’t want to admit
that I keep those fuzzy blue socks
we wore
when we danced
on the gym floor
and I especially don’t want to admit
that I keep those fuzzy blue socks
just to study them in my drawer;
A souvenir of you
never to be worn.

Madelyn Markman is a French-language filmmaker and poet. The above-mentioned socks are still in her drawer (but she still won’t admit it). See more at sites.google.com/view/madelynm.