I want you to imagine walking along a bridge. And you come across a duffle bag sitting next to the edge. You open it hoping to find an address so the owner can find it. Inside there is a shopping list from an store that reads the following:
1 duffle bag,
Rope,
A two-person tent,
Bridges of the world,
Three days supply of water,
Hiking boots,
2 pairs of binoculars,
Dehydrated veggies and noodles,
Cooking equipment,
Survival Guide 101,
Flint stick,
How to use a flint stick,
Flashlight,
DDD batteries,
Five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Album,
The Pact,
Perfect knot: Beginners,
Empty Prozac bottle,
10 things to do before you die Vol. 1,
Vol. 2,
Stationary,
Dear mom Draft one
Draft two,
Dear Dad draft one,
Draft two,
Stamps,
Envelopes,
How to write an affective goodbye letter,
Pens,
Finding God in Death by Richard Greer,
Bus ticket,
Camera,
CD. Player,
Soothing Sounds of the Beach CD,
Sleeping bag.
You replace everything into the bag and ignore the ids that lay at the bottom. You climb back into your car make a u-turn and forget you ever came across it.
When did it dawn on you that this bag wasn't on the road by chance?
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this is really good. makes you think. still haven't completely figured it out. great job.
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Not my usual type of poem but I like it. I was interested until the end. I suspected the bag was something other than what it appeared from the beginning. I was sure when it came to the 10 things to do before you die vol. 1. But even in the very end it was hard to tell if the person had changed their mind or made use of the bridge.
September 7
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