from Taking Your Clothes to the Salvation Army:Okay, so strangers will be grateful for this, will wear the socks to keep their feet warm, blow their noses in your handkerchiefs, pull up the shorts, tuck in the size large shirts {too small for our boys, too big for our daughter}, and bits of you will be out there, engaging in a life you no longer have.
In Jane Yolen's collection of poems, "Things to Say to a Dead Man: Poems at the End of a Marriage and After," she reflects on the emotional journey of letting go of personal items, specifically through the act of donating clothes to the Salvation Army. The poem captures the sense of loss and nostalgia that accompanies this act, highlighting how clothing once associated with cherished memories will find new life with...
