Memory Lane

Browsing a second-hand thrift shop

Before you: an assemblage of tales

Tales to hand down, tales to swap

The choice to uncover their veils

A floral patterned crochet bag

Delicately created by a loved one

A quarter zip of faded maroon

Through a group of girls, it spun

A trip to the thrift store 

Is a trip down memory lane 

The purchase of a new, old item

Keeps clothes away from plain!

A necklace, carefully embedded with detail 

Once an outfit’s finishing touch– a routine 

A coral turtleneck of material so frail

Once a polyester emblem of luck 

The stories to soon come 

The hand-me-downs to be worn

Person to person, what it will become

Each; a new anecdote to be born

Ella Bentley — March 13th, 2022