Dessert Plate
the plate
was empty
void of art
or color
design
circular in nature
a plain
marshmallow white
it sat on a shelf
waiting
not knowing
for what
until a small hand
reached up
and lifted it
out
suddenly the plate
was full
it had color
and design
art
it had never
felt
like this
before
and even after
being scraped
and submerged
and scrubbed
clean
and put back
on a shelf
the plate
was no longer
plain
or empty
as it were
for it had
served
its purpose
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