Clearout
too heavy to lift
too heavy to shift
silently sulky
it stares at me
that big brown cardboard bulging box
looming overlarge
lurking in the corner
shoved under the table
sucking my energy into its vortex
sides sagging
full
far too full
for far too long
always present
its shadow self
harnessed to my back
dragging me down
too heavy to lift
too heavy to shift
a toe-stubbing obstacle
archive of forgotten obligations
broken promises
scattered dreams
paper layers describing life’s twists and turns painfully itemising faded hopes
too heavy to lift
too heavy to shift
until now
because today
I cleared it
black bin bag in hand
I rooted it out from under the table
crushed and stuffed its history into oblivion swiftly cutting fast that box now lifted that box now shifted shoulders are looser eyes are brighter I sway and dance around my room as music flows through my life again