trinkets

it's hard to see trinkets

of a life that once were

 

rings and paper clips and receipts

movie tickets --

remnants of memories

that were once

bigger than life

 

 

it's hard to unearth trinkets

of a life once was yours,

bigger, louder, more vivid

but no longer your own

 

now you face a pressing question,

do you make space

for trinkets you've outgrown

or do you simply let go?