Prompt: write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane:
Things I found while deep cleaning my house:
-An old Kopiko wrapper, still holding on to its mild fragrance of coffee
-A Christmas card I made for my dog Smiley when she was still around
-pressed leaves in ziplock packets, segregated by size
-A broken yo-yo, replaced when the kaleidoscope entered my life
-A Space Jam tazo, the last remaining one from my collection, a reminder of the glorious past
-A short story about being abducted by aliens from when I was seven. It did not end well for me.
-A couple of handwritten recipes collected over the years, none of which were ever attempted
-An old Pakheeza cassette, my father’s favourite Hindi film
-A sketch of the dream cafe my best friends and I planned to start after college by the beach
-A photograph of me smiling, the kind of naughty joyful smile that comes out only with the right person
-A poetry notebook from a decade ago, long forgotten words between the pages
-A bit of myself here, a bit of myself there
Things I found while deep cleaning my house:
-An old Kopiko wrapper, still holding on to its mild fragrance of coffee
-A Christmas card I made for my dog Smiley when she was still around
-pressed leaves in ziplock packets, segregated by size
-A broken yo-yo, replaced when the kaleidoscope entered my life
-A Space Jam tazo, the last remaining one from my collection, a reminder of the glorious past
-A short story about being abducted by aliens from when I was seven. It did not end well for me.
-A couple of handwritten recipes collected over the years, none of which were ever attempted
-An old Pakheeza cassette, my father’s favourite Hindi film
-A sketch of the dream cafe my best friends and I planned to start after college by the beach
-A photograph of me smiling, the kind of naughty joyful smile that comes out only with the right person
-A poetry notebook from a decade ago, long forgotten words between the pages
-A bit of myself here, a bit of myself there
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