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A Key Ring for Thee

Keys Ring for Thee

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Terry Elliott
Mar 04, 2025
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A Key Ring for Thee

Reader,
do you have
a ring of keys
that jangle without meaning
or connection?
I do.

One key used to open
all the ignition switches
to every $1000 car
I ever owned.
Another unlocked
a pirate’s chest
of serene hopes
at the bottom
of an old dried up aquarium
(very tiny it was).
Some were kept on
a Harley-Davidson key ring,
And no,
I do not own a motorcycle.

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