PAPER WEIGHT

 

paper weight 

estefaaano_writes 

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life rests upon my desk, 

a paper weight.

anchoring scattered sheets that drift.

caught in the currents of the day's swift.

passage of time lest they take flight.

this modest object, 

 simple

yet keen.

grounds me to the moment, 

tucks me in.

to the "here and now", 

without a sound, steadying my thoughts 

that could take me to the clouds.

its Heft reminds me of life's gravity.

the Heft of choices, actions, and their toll.

even now, anchors me to clarity,

keeps me from losing my soul.

as these papers flitter, the weight remains.

a ballast 

against the windstorms of my pains,

lending perspective to all that's gained and lost,

a humbling reminder of 

life's weight and cost.