~ Unclaimed Baggage ~

This airport is empty.
But there is a carousel
Which constantly goes round
And round.

When I visit, I can see
The bags as they pass.
Here comes the one
Marked "Guilt".

And there...there is one labeled "Resentment".
A little while later,
The heavy steamer trunk stamped
"Emotional Pain".

Yeah, best to let that one go
Round again.
Except, the carousel has no handlers,
Save me.

There is no room
Where all the unclaimed baggage
Can go to be forgotten.
So it circles,
Endlessly,
Until I gather the courage
To just step up and claim it all.

Maybe it won't be as heavy
As I fear.
Maybe I won't need a carrier,
After all.

~ C.L.R. ~ © 2007