The idea of renewal. Interesting how the selves crumble by the weight of the loads of clothes. Is that a metaphor similar to the ideas of unloading your mind of things that might drag its evolution progress?
I also see it can be how the feelings attached to the pieces can bring us to our knees, overwhelmed by its force.
OMG I just used the word crumble in my piece of the renga! It's not done yet, but I was very pleased when I though of the word crumble.
And yes the closet and its contents is a metaphor for past relationships and all that baggage. Nice interpretation.
That's part of the bonds of poetry. Ha, ha, ha. Connections everywhere!
That's what got to me. Now, I get the idea of the new clothes even when the poem just talks about older ones.