What do you carry

In the baggage you hold?

How tight do your keep

Your grip?

Do you shuffle and fold

And occasionally toss

The items you carry

Each day?

Are they heavy and cold

Or cheerful and light?

Do you keep

Under lock and key?

Do you share what you have

With those you hold dear?

Or hide them away

Forever?

Perhaps it is time

To reveal what you have

To lighten the burden

You hold.

Each of us owns

Some baggage we hide

So don’t be afraid

To unpack.