diff --git a/src/consoom.fnl b/src/consoom.fnl
index cc785c6..30be9f2 100644
--- a/src/consoom.fnl
+++ b/src/consoom.fnl
@@ -6,24 +6,25 @@
 (local iter (require :meta.iter))
 (local state (require :state))
 (local cache (require :cache))
+(local pool (require :pool))
 (local {: make-image : image : defsprite : sprite : dirty : with-bg-draw : with-image : with-collision} (require :sprite))
 
 (local gfx playdate.graphics)
 
-(local devmode false)
+(local devmode true)
 
 (local update (defmulti #$1))
 (local children (defmulti #$2))
 (local scene (defmulti #$1))
 
-(fn destroy-all [type ctx] (cache.destroy type) (tset ctx type nil))
-(fn destroy-key [type id ctx ?key] (cache.destroy type id) (tset (. ctx type) (or ?key id) nil))
-(fn destroy-item [type id ctx ?index] (cache.destroy type id) (table.remove (. ctx type) (or ?index id)))
-
 (update:defmethod :default #nil)
 (children:defmethod :default (fn [val] (iter.ivalues val)))
 (scene:defmethod :default #nil)
 
+(fn destroy-all [type ctx] (cache.destroy type) (tset ctx type nil))
+(fn destroy-key [type id ctx ?key] (cache.destroy type id) (tset (. ctx type) (or ?key id) nil))
+(fn destroy-item [type id ctx ?index] (cache.destroy type id) (table.remove (. ctx type) (or ?index id)))
+
 (fn descend [t k] (children (. t k) k t))
 
 (fn do-to-children [keys f ?t]
@@ -184,5 +185,6 @@
     (gfx.sprite.update)
     (playdate.timer.updateTimers)
     (when (reload.check)
+        (pool.purge)
         (cache.purge)
         (dirty :background)))
diff --git a/src/pool.fnl b/src/pool.fnl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb8ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pool.fnl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+(local {: defmulti} (require :meta.multimethod))
+(local tbl (require :meta.table))
+
+(local Pool {
+    :create (defmulti #$1)
+    :clear (defmulti #$1)
+    :pools {}})
+
+(Pool.clear:defmethod :default #nil)
+
+(fn Pool.get [type]
+    (let [pool (. Pool.pools type)]
+        (if (and pool (. pool 1))
+            (table.remove pool)
+            (Pool.create type))))
+
+(fn Pool.return [type val]
+    (Pool.clear type val)
+    (table.insert (tbl.ensure Pool.pools type) val))
+
+(fn Pool.purge [] (set Pool.pools {}))
+
+Pool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sprite.fnl b/src/sprite.fnl
index 4e9fc0e..58e9ff6 100644
--- a/src/sprite.fnl
+++ b/src/sprite.fnl
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 (local cache (require :cache))
+(local pool (require :pool))
 (import :CoreLibs/sprites)
 
-(cache.register-asset :sprite #(doto (playdate.graphics.sprite.new) (: :add) (: :setUpdatesEnabled false)) #($1:remove))
+(pool.create:defmethod :sprite #(doto (playdate.graphics.sprite.new) (: :setUpdatesEnabled false)))
+(pool.clear:defmethod :sprite #(doto $2 
+    (: :remove) (: :setImage nil) (: :setGroupMask 0) (: :setCollidesWithGroupsMask 0) (: :setIgnoresDrawOffset false)
+    (: :setCenter 0.5 0.5) (: :setVisible true) (: :setZIndex 0) (: :setTag 0)))
+
+(cache.register-asset :sprite 
+    #(doto (pool.get :sprite) (: :add))
+    #(pool.return :sprite $1))
+
 (cache.register-asset :image #(playdate.graphics.image.new $1))
 (cache.register-asset :imagetable #(playdate.graphics.imagetable.new $1))