Clothes not enough
when we step outside.
We must be encumbered.
Start with coins
then cash, cards, wallet
For some, a knife.
Pat pocket for keys
and for pretty much everyone,
a phone, a device.
What else?
Bring yesterday,
that pool of compromise.
Chunk it in.
As you gather stride,
leaves twitch.
bw
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