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Baggage

The Things We Carry

By Matthew HernandezPublished 6 years ago 2 min read
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I've always found the Idea

"We all carry Baggage" interesting

That implies We are still holding onto something

Things that We cannot let go of

So We bear the burden to become strong

Since it makes Us who We are, the Baggage

I personally don't believe in carrying it though

I hold onto it just long enough to grow

And then it is passed on for Someone else to carry

Sounds kind of messed up, but it's true

If I leave the Baggage behind, I forget it ever happened

If I carry it for too long, it defines who I am

So I play this game of follow the Leader with these Familiars

Because I do lead Them, I created Them

Or, more, They created Me

The Man you see would be nothing without the one's I proceeded

And I am nothing to the Man I will eventually secede from

For every time I let go of Baggage, it is Me breaking away from a past life

Turning around and greeting who I used to be

Maintaining a constant line of Communication

Making sure nothing gets lost in Translation

Maintaining a constant line of Identification

Making sure nothing gets lost in Transition

Becoming My ideal Self with each Reincarnation

Same Man, different Mentality

Same Mentality, different Man

All the same in individual gain

For you see, I am still the Man of Abandonment

But I no longer feel Abandoned

I am still the Man of Heartbreak

But My heart is no longer Broken

I am still the Man of Abandoning

But I no longer Abandon

I refuse to break the heart of a Loving Woman

If Love is still the driving for of Loving

I am unashamed of the lives I have lived

Since they do not directly define who I currently am

I am not afraid to pick up the weight of what was once left behind

Since I have complete faith in My strength

I am unfaltering in every step I take

Since only I can trip Myself up

I am undaunted by how far I may have to go

For every part of Me is encouraging to break free again

"Look how far You've come, You can't stop now"

Always supporting Me, always having my back

They continuously give Me the only reason I need to move forward

"You've carried heavier, Look"

The reason that reminds Me I've been here before

"We all carry Baggage"

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Matthew Hernandez

Writing as a way of reflection.

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