Year of writing 105. 15/30

4/15/12

15/30

Packing

Uprooting takes time.
The consolidation, the
culling - I've packed
and unpacked the same
box of fifteen books
too many times.

There's something soothing
in the uniformity of the boxes,
in knowing exactly what lies
inside that cardboard shell.
The stretching of tape,
the crisp lines - ease me
into the severance.

I will pack the pictures next,
hold each face up to the light.
You will come with me,
I will say, all of you will come.