It was a Sunday
A normal Sunday
A boring Sunday
I went to the attic
My grandmother's attic
A dusty attic
I looked for a box
A wooden box
A box with my name
I'd done this before
Come up here before
Held this box before
The box had my name
Eloise is my name
I looked at my name
Did I have the courage
The courage to open
The courage to open the box
I sat there for a while
Staring at the box
I cracked open the lid
and peeked inside
And inside I saw
A folded piece of paper
And a well-loved bear
I unfolded the paper
It was a letter
from my favorite aunt
An aunt that had died
Three long years ago
It's funny how such little things
Can make you smile
A normal Sunday
A boring Sunday
I went to the attic
My grandmother's attic
A dusty attic
I looked for a box
A wooden box
A box with my name
I'd done this before
Come up here before
Held this box before
The box had my name
Eloise is my name
I looked at my name
Did I have the courage
The courage to open
The courage to open the box
I sat there for a while
Staring at the box
I cracked open the lid
and peeked inside
And inside I saw
A folded piece of paper
And a well-loved bear
I unfolded the paper
It was a letter
from my favorite aunt
An aunt that had died
Three long years ago
It's funny how such little things
Can make you smile
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kfolley
Mar 28, 2017
What a poignant ending to your poem, and the repetition works nicely. I have made minor proofreading changes since this is being considered for possible publication. Choose Revisions to view changes.