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"Packing light"
  by Blakfiya


Bag Lady - Erykah Badu
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He told me

Just bring yourself
ticket reserved in your name
We about to fly above common plains
First class
No pressure
Cabin staffed with
More than enough foodstuffs
And foreign shops will hold
Whatever needs exposed
If you’ll just let go

And come away with me

Different lands we’ll see
But I need you free
Able to experience this
As a novice whose breathless
Taking in what I offer
But if you must look back?
Well, don’t bother
Stay at home

Nerves running

Upon the eve
I sat frozen
Knowing I needed my “cynical” hat
And at least my Mac
(Cause make-ups be making me laugh)
and my Calgon bubble bath
to take me forever away
if I should find I made a mistake this day
but now its….

nearing the time

can I live without my mind
hefting secret loads he can’t share?
can I leave those doubts here
and simply just disappear
and fly with him beside me
bags empty?

Well…

Yes.
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Date Submitted: Oct 04, 2008 (05:59 PM)
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  One
10/10/08 (07:27 PM) 
itsa liberation!!!...lol...loved the metaphor

  Pete Alma
10/09/08 (11:03 AM) 
Blak, this is fya no doubt. We definitely need to empty ourselves of all this unimportant issues and concerns that inhibits our flights. Thanks. One Love, PA

  danceluv
10/08/08 (04:08 AM) 
wow da concept was hott and i love Eryah badu..im dallas my homie..but ya metaphors was sick..lovin it keepem coming..ten

  Jody
10/05/08 (03:02 AM) 
what? can we say freeing? how do you leave shit behind? Is it because they charge you for more than 50lbs? lmao, I'm just kiddin', I'm the cheap one... lol, I packed 48 just to make sure... lol, but on the real I enjoyed the free-ness in this piece... the idea of just going somewhere w/out baggage is beyond beautiful, both literal and figurative... you rich, B, you didn't tell me that, first class an all... lmao... why can't you just fly coach like regular folk... plane get to the same des...
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  .Always.Catali...
10/05/08 (02:21 AM) 
first of all I love this song...and this write makes me want to print it out and send it to about 5 dudes and 10 chics I know because they need the damn message...you know someone actually told me the other day I was negative because I said should let the past go and go forward???...smdh....I don't get it...like why would you want to hold on to that?...beautiful poem Fiya!

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