Packing Boxes (Day 459)

The things, the things...

Glasses from Long John Silver

which my grandmother saved 

for me

for decades

A doll I’ve had since she and I

wore the same size clothing

Art supplies I use

art supplies I don’t use and 

art supplies I may want to use 

again   someday

And 

   so

      many

          mugs

How they anchor us to the past

How they overwhelm the present

How they obscure what might be

And yet

Some things ask to be released

Others wait  patiently

for me to be ready to hold them

for me to be ready to release them 

for me to be ready 

   to move

       into an unburdened future

(c) 2018, by Hannah Six

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