Tagged: packing

one week away from

one week away from
home is a straight and narrow
path, zigzagging through

countless checklists, juggling
what to pack, what to unpack
.
20210604:2045
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
packing a suitcase home, a
splinter or two lodged

in the tips of my fingers –
a run-in with old memories
.
20171220:1214
y

somehow we are done

somehow we are done
with one another and this
is what it feels like –
packing six inches
of dirt over concrete
and imploring warmer
memories to grow
.
20161017:0144
y

one year later, there’s

one year later, there’s
enough packing paper to
wrap up your name, store

it on a hard-to-reach shelf
for someone else to take down
.
20160103:2331
y

the packing has stalled –

the packing has stalled –
multiple versions of me
are spinning what’s left

of the story – i will not
return until december
.
20130902:2355
y

three-quarters

three-quarters
gifts, one-
quarter bare
necessities
– how
all homeward
bound suitcases
should be packed
.
20100914:2007
y