All I Need
What would I bring?
No I wouldn’t bring a book
Or a phone
Or a computer
Those aren’t important to me
I’d bring my journal
The one under my matress
The one that’s ripping at the seams
The one that’s got loose papers floating around it
Why?
It’s me
It’s me without pictures
It’s me without me
It’s my thoughts
My hopes
My dreams
Without it I’d be lost
It doesn’t have my day-to-day activities
It has my characters
People who I created
Different versions of who I am
Who I wished I was
Who I hoped to be
I wouldn’t bring a person
Because I have my people
I wouldn’t bring a knife
I can make a spear
I wouldn’t bring sunscreen
I’ll make some shade
I’d bring my journal
I’d bring me