"in a bag..."

upon packing your things...

i searched again to be for certain that 

every little thing that you ever bought me

every picture i took of you

every letter you wrote me;every letter i wrote to you

 [even that blue rubber bracelet you gave me]

were packed

 

stuffing things into a bag [or two]

trying not to miss a thing;not one thing..

hair stuff...sweet smelling scented stuff...makeup...

 

trying to reclaim my space.

erase your presence.

make it "you" free.

 

but along with that...

was the fact that

in that bag...

went a few other things.

my future [so i thought]...tears....heartache....pain...

 

i wanted a way to pack it all

send it off with you and your "stuff"

sideways...with the fragile items..a "Handle with Care" tag attached to my heart....

 

i wanted all of my emotions to disappear..

right along with your "things"

....in a bag

 

see...i don't want to feel the pain

i don't want to wake up in the mornings

and immediately begin to weep;

i want all of the tears

 to go with you

...in a bag

 

so...if you happen to feel moisture

while you are unpacking;

my tears are among your things

and if your bags feel a little heavier than you expected...

know this...

 

 my pain,

my heart ache,

and the future i thought we were building

are stuffed among them...

every one of them...

 all of "your things" are packed

 

in a bag...

Reviews

[Claudia MelGregory]

that was wonderful. Heartbreaking ... and so true ... Our things ... your things ... her things being packed away, at the end of a relationship, can often feel like the summation of our lives, our pasts and futures being shoveled "in a bag ..." memories built around small keepsakes are little storehouses of joys, sorrows, pain, and our greatest triumph ... Sometimes it feels like our life has walked out the door.

I enjoyed this

[Collette]

This was a unique poem. I really dig the concept. I think we've all had those thoughts at one point or another.
my pain,
my heart ache,
and the future i thought we were building
are stuffed among them...
all if them, are of your "things" are packed-

Those lines were genius! Thanks for sharing.