My Growing Piles

Keep.
Throw out.
Sale.
Give away.
Don't know.
My little piles are starting to grow.
I don't seem to see an end.
How has all this stuff came to be?
Living here in this house with me.
Keep.
Throw out.
Sale.
Give away.
Don't know.
And then.
There it is.
Big green.
I will never use it enough to keep.
I made it with my own hands.
And the fight inside begins.
And then the memories.
No beginning no end.
Back to another time.
Another day.
I was so young I did not see.
Until now you must have loved me.
I spent many an afternoon with you.
Working making these beautiful boards.
You showed me what to do.
And that is how big green came to be.
They look more different today.
Not like this big boat you see.
You never held me. Never kissed me.
But I remember. The whispers from your friends.
Get rid of her. You will go to jail.
And with all my fifteen years old pride.
I just figured they could go to hell.
We had nothing to hide.
There were boards to be made and boards to sell.
But today I know.
If I had of been older or you younger.
There would have been a kiss.
But as my life went on you slipped away.
So quick that I did not even miss.
Now I am here holding old green today.
And I know. What I know.
I really hate to see it go.
Something tells me I have yet to ride the biggest wave.
And something tells me I want, so I shouldn't save.
Keep.
Throw out.
Sale.
Give away.
Don't know.
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Posted: Jun 2010

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NeverEndingStory
I hoard too really bad rolling on the floor laughing but like you say certain things have a story and memories and are really hard to part with. Nice write teddybear
gnj4u
Hi, Happygolucky4u,
to ride the biggest wave is a quest most of us share - as well as the difficulty of letting go. When making way for the now, remember that memories remain whether Big green does or not. Thank you for sharing.
P.S.
Consider trying this strategy: With a time limit on them, put the "Don't know"s in a dark, closed container. Don't look until you know you need something from it. When the time limit is up, release.
agoodguy2have
Happygolucky4u: a very personal write of great yearnings and need. to keep or throw...keep the memories...keep up the writing.
jazzy75
Happygolucky4u - your poem captivated me...i loved it!! Another idea is to take a photograph of it and store it in an album :)hug
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