sometimesihatemycat

There is a comfort found in packing
Folding neat and zipping tight
All my needs checked neatly off a list
Convincing me I’ll be alright

There is discomfort in unpacking
Sorting out the crumpled mess
Deciding what is clean and what is not
And leaving in that bag the rest

-a.r.

Drawing by Stephen Wilks

~ by April on January 5, 2015.

Posted in Family, Identity, Meditation, Poetry, Whimsy
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