Clutter

CLUTTER

Cleaning out the chaos...
...in my mind
Clearing out the confusion...
...in my heart
Discarding the debris...
...in my life
Packing into boxes
Putting into storage
    artifacts of yesterday
Yesterday's treasures
   bundled away
   to accommodate
   tomorrow riches
Yesterday's accolades
   in storage
   to make room
   for tomorrow's visions
Yesterday's sorrows
   tossed away
   to lend the added strength
   for new risks
No place for the past
in the future except...
...as experiences
...as lessons
...as growth charts
...as modifying tools
Packing away
   the clutter of the past
Memories...
...only memories
...the impeccable,
...the blemished,
...the indifferent,
...the repressed
Putting into storage...
the clutter of the past

© Barbara Jackson Warner