| Boxes by Lisa Brennan I packed away the whole of you today I put away the colors of our life the blues of emotions the greens of our future the reds of our love and the tans of stability Tears washed into the fabric that held me in times of sorrow rejoiced with me in each new life that widened our circle and comforted me as I leaned into them in times of uncertainty Cottons, flannels and dungaree filled with our love all woven together and once worn by you Each held close one last time before being packed away in boxes to small to contain the whole of who you once were to me |