I need to start packing,
but something is holding me back.
In my head the list is compiled,
yet my suitcases remain in the closet,
diligently collecting dust.

Which pieces of my home do I take,
and which do I bid farewell to
for a little while?
How can my luggage be nearly big enough
to help me bring along my life?

Eventually it will be done-
clothes folded, bags zipped
and ready to go
with as much of my life
as I can manage to take along.