Baggage

I have traumas

Some on the surface

Some in my subconscious

Some buried deep down

Dead and living

I have pain

pain that I can feel

pain that I don’t quite understand

and pain unknown to me

Memories that cannot be washed away

Experience that forms deep seat patterns

I cannot deny that I have them

But with patience

I understand them

I see how to manage them

And work to overcome bitterness.