An Ode to Binder Clips by Emily Barrett Lyrics

To the one binder clip
I kept on my left shoe for
6 months

I’m glad you’re gone
Because dammit I was
Tired of all the questions

I don’t need
You to keep
Me safe from
The scary monsters
Hidden in my mind

You are no
Longer my safety blanket
You are no
Longer the cinder block
That holds me down
Drowning me in a pool
You are not
My mental illness
So get the fuck off my shoe