- Alyssa Piperis
#filterlysspoetry: "baggage."
wait.
don’t throw it away.
i know it’s heavy.
i know
you were carrying it
long before
you made room for me
inside the chambers
of your heart;
long before
you showed me that
my home is a person
and that person is you.
but look at me.
my arms are open.
whenever you feel
it’s weighing you down,
hand me something.
any something.
any amount of somethings.
i know it’s all so heavy.
but listen to me.
it’s no longer yours
to carry alone.
i’ve made room for
every last bit of it
inside this safe space
you can call home.
so
just in case
it doesn’t go
without saying,
bring your bags inside.
your home is a person,
and that person is me.

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