Cleaning

Dust of dirt and lint
scattered up into my nose
made me cough and sneeze.
I dug through the drawer
until my fingers brushed something
smooth and tugged it out.
My hand opened
and my eyes saw
a shiny red silk ribbon,
in perfect condition.
I set it aside on the white wooden desk.
I dug through the drawer
until my fingers brushed something
soft and tugged it out.
My hand opened
and my eyes saw
a wrinkled white cloth glove,
not what I was thinking of.
I set the wrinkled white glove
by the shiny red ribbon
on the white wooden desk.
The red was ruby
against the paper white.