The warrens in the attic
Remembering the ancient lift
the counterweights, the cables,
using my arms, my body
to rise to the heights,
within the building.
The warrens in the attic
two by fours and chicken wire
holding tenants’ storage,
new freight of the business,
and broken, discarded typewriters.
Missing panes, clouded windows
another room of empty boxes
So cold in winter,
sweltering in summer
animatronic dolls for the front windows
Moving cartons of acetone, overstock
of reams and reams of papers
Pfaltzgraff plates and dishes
driving the two-wheeled dollies
across the boards, the paper
the corridors in the attic.
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March 26, 2021
The warrens in the attic
the 4th floor attic of Kimball’s Office Supply Store
65 Pleasant Street, Claremont, NH 03743
1976 to 1978
when I worked there as a stockboy
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