To Pack:

leather jacket

work boots

sweatshirt

sketchbook

journal

pocket knife

glasses

sunglasses

wallet

keys

belt

watch

CDs

golf clubs

scorecards

shaving kit

eternity by calvin klein

I hope a 1/2 empty bottle keeps.

chapstick

Yes, the one you couldn’t find that morning.

coin collection

(stored, loose, inside the shave kit)

favorite nike t-shirt

(the navy blue one

&

the one stamped with

footprints from the hospital)

anouncement

cards

obituary clipping

death certificate

I promise I’m only packing your belongings away to be sure that everything that holds so much of your essence is well-preserved for the days ahead as your “little man” grows up.

I wish you were here

to tell me

what

to pack

and what only

you

could know

he’ll need.

I wish we still had

you.