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By Just a Smidge

I may be 5 foot 9 but by the time I have to reach over my middle tire A skinny person of let’s say 5 feet might reach things a couple inches higher Those tricky top shelves are strictly for things I know that I’m never going to need Like huckleberry jam, rice vinegar, brown paper lunch bags and caraway seed When searching through the kitchen cabinets I find that I’m too short by just a smidge So I have no idea what’s hiding in that little cabinet over the fridge

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Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/27/2023 12:30:00 PM

Ha! I always need a step stool to reach that annoying cabinet, Jerry! Love the rhyme of fridge and smidge…

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 8/27/2023 5:20:00 PM

Maybe it might be a good place to hide something from a burglar. It would probably be safe. I think mine has a couple of Christmas serving platters in it.

Deb M

Date: 8/26/2023 8:43:00 PM

You trying being 5foot nothing hehe….can be truly frustrating especially in supermarkets!! I have to seek out a person of height to get me something from the top shelf! Annoying!! I love the realness and the relatability of your poems Jerry! Debx

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 8/27/2023 11:06:00 AM

I saw somewhere that they make kitchen cabinets for people in wheelchairs. The shelves pull down like a ladder, so they are easier to reach. My wife is 5'3" and we are thinking about getting them.