Suitcase
Four years old
Suitcase in hand
It holds unnecessary trinkets
That she can’t seem to let go.
Gifts from her mother are stuffed in the pockets
Reminding her of missing her constantly.
Rushed out the door
Away from her love
Leaving her to try to hold on to it.
Ten years old
Suitcase is stuffed in the back of her closet
It’s wearing thin of missing paired trinkets
That she doesn’t use anymore.
Opened letters spilling out from their envelopes
Reminding her of who she’s missing.
Pulled from her arms
Away from her embrace
Leaving her to try to remember what it was like.
Fifteen years old
Suitcase is gone
Nothing in there
And she can’t recall what was there to begin with.
She still burns in her mind
Each time with a smaller flicker burning away.
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