Red Dragon Puzzle
(This was originally inspired by a commercial for the show ‘Hoarders’. Now, I can think of it relating to another class of people. It is funny how an animal that hoards things is studied as an abnormality, but humans aspire to such things. I assume the comment sections of this poem will be so much fun.)
They amass all that they find.
Rarely parting with a trinket.
No matter others’ need.
Papers gather in the corners.
Where their ink will fade away.
Piles of metal and stones.
Lusted for and never held.
Figurines and photos.
Of people never met.
Their house holds so much.
They are always wanting more.
Too scared to give away.
Because it means they will have less.
We see it as foolish greed
While they see it as their right.
Legends of Windemere 
I was thinking today that I need to get rid of some of the stuff I’ve hoarded over the years!! Half-Price Bookstore, here I come!
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I haven’t seen a place like that in years.
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We still have two of them in the area. They don’t pay much for books. But I don’t care. I just need to get them out of the back of my car.
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My mother was a severe hoarder ( could have easily been on the show you mention if we were from USA) and it was not and still is not pretty at all; I relate to your notion of ‘never parting’ and everything being a trinket, and I love that it is attributed to dragons hoarding in fantasy, but also, goblins!
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They should make an international version of that show. Get to see how hoarding differs across the globe.
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I never met a hoarder but this sounds like it would be a pain to live with one.
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Definitely.
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😊
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The dragon is a fun connection, but my father recently passed and my sister is trying to figure out what to do with all his books and things. You don’t even have to be a diagnosed hoarder to have this issue come up.
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I know I’ll have trouble with all the stuff my parents have. Guess a downside to owning a whole house is that you end up filling it up over time.
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I know a couple of people like this. They just keep gathering things, never use them, and expect to make money on them someday, but someday never seems to come.
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I know a few like that too. Done so collect specific things as well like comics.
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