The Suit Case Is Empty Poem by Lyn Paul

The Suit Case Is Empty

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The suit case is empty
Baggage unloaded
Carried this load
On this road
So Long

Heavy it was
Carried it alone
Held life in my hands
The weight on my shoulders

Passed many stops
Yet never found the exit
Faced an explosion of hurdles
Until only now

Found the padlock
Took hand to the zip
That buzzi sound
A burst of life
Released

Out went the marriage
All the in laws
Out went the rope
No longer tied to the floor

Freedom
A simple word
It now fills my suitcase
Now a weightless load

A word that means
So much, to so many
For many different reasons

May we all be free
Free to live
A life without baggage, weights and sinkers




Copyright Reserved 13th November 2015
Lyn Paul

The Suit Case Is Empty
Friday, November 13, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: believe,divorce,freedom,hope,live,marriage
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 13 November 2015

Carrying the load with empty baggage to reduce tension on journey of life in wise and interesting road is very fantastic seems to be humorous to present many things in one fold. Carrying heavy load by hand is also a common practice in life. Although freedom is a simple word still it has deepness and this makes us realize life very well. Interesting poem shared definitely...10

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M Asim Nehal 13 November 2015

Nicely penned poem, I liked the metaphor Suit case which we all carry in this life and unable to offload it, this burden is must to keep walking.....Loved it, thanks for sharing such a thought provoking poem.

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M Asim Nehal 13 November 2015

Nicely penned poem, I liked the metaphor Suit case which we all carry in this life and unable to offload it, this burden is must to keep walking.....Loved it, thanks for sharing such a thought provoking poem............10

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Rahman Henry 13 November 2015

Excellently presented poem. A profound one.

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Paul Brookes 13 November 2015

I agree and great poem

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Bri Edwards 19 October 2018

sinkers can be stinkers! ! to MyPoemList. i seem to have not done it last time around. bri :)

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Bri Edwards 20 June 2016

i guess NIgel missed soemthin' the first time around....which was fairly obvious. Congratulations to whomever this poem is about! bri :)

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Edward Kofi Louis 24 January 2016

Carried so long! ! But, there is hope ahead. Thanks for sharing.

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Nigel Norton 07 December 2015

I liked it, I may be wrong but here in the UK baggage can sometimes mean getting rid of a bad marriage or simply children off to Uni now. I will have to read it again for some clues... NN

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Kavya . 24 November 2015

lovely poem and yes, we all would like to live our life without burden, without baggage on our shoulders...nicely related to a suitcase, a weightless load

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