you didn’t see it
did you?
that heavy haul
that I wore
that wore me
out
ripstop
and weatherproof
and politely
preserved
generation
after
gen
er
ation
hey.
just because
you did not detect it
does not mean
it never existed
and I didn’t ask you
to shoulder it for me
even though
you laid it on me
and I didn’t ask you
to leave your own
precious cargo
behind
and I didn’t ask you
to set me free
from mine
all I asked
was for you to believe
me
when I told you
what it felt like
to carry it