Suitcase Thinking


I am packing my suitcase
with more than I need,
and less than I know.

It is hard dressing for tomorrow
when today is still tied to my shoelaces.

Weather reports attempt
to fortune tell how many
raindrops will drown concrete.
It could be a downpour of drizzles.

I am planning for cold, but the sun
could deny winter’s freeze and
have me sweating in sweaters.

I am a pessimistic optimist,
thinking the worst while
planning for the best.

Everything fits when the zipper zips.
My suitcase is packed with more
than I need and less than I know.

 ©Susie Clevenger 2016

Real Toads ~ Out Of Standard ~ Future/Tense



Comments

brudberg said…
I love how you have worked with something "ordinary" like packing your bag, while extending this to a general truth on how to handle change.
December 3, 2016 at 7:21 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
This is one of my favourites of yours, Susie........I especially love "It is hard dressing for tomorrow when today is still tied to my shoelaces." I am a pessimistic optimist too, leaning heavily towards the pessimistic in light of our current reality tv show.........
December 3, 2016 at 11:07 AM
Isadora Gruye said…
Well done Susie. I appreciate the repetition of the first and last lines, and I also adore the image of today clinging to shoe laces. Thanks so much for posting to the Out of Standard and Viva La.
December 3, 2016 at 1:43 PM
Kerry O'Connor said…
I always find a kind of wry wisdom in your poems, Susie. Excellent imagery.
December 3, 2016 at 2:24 PM
Anonymous said…
Imaginary metaphor for meeting tomorrow. very creative
December 3, 2016 at 5:11 PM
Maude Lynn said…
This is outstanding, Susie. I relate to this so much.
December 4, 2016 at 10:44 AM
grapeling said…
you wrap this so well, Susie ~
December 4, 2016 at 12:36 PM
Anonymous said…
The conundrum of what to pack and what to leave -- surely a future tension -- springs some awesome oppositional zingers here. My favorites were in the first and second stanzas -- incredible. The speaker of this poem is herself the question: which self to bring, how many to leave behind? Great work.
December 5, 2016 at 4:36 AM
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