We travel heavy, weighted down with stuff
Acquiring more and more as time goes on
Not seeing that a little is enough
Those calling for restraint meet with rebuff
As we buy happiness and put it on
And travel heavy, weighted down with stuff
In thrall to fashion and the adman's guff
We buy, and by and by, what's bought is gone
We don't see that a little is enough
And scarcity can hardly be more tough
Than carrying a heavy load upon
Your back when you're indentured to your stuff
I have, therefore I am - I am my stuff,
My hoarding habit my sine qua non
I've got a lot but still it's not enough
This rutted track somehow becomes less rough
As we cast off the burden we took on
And travel light with just essential stuff,
Believing that a little is enough
© Peter Duff
Peter Duff was runner-up in the Poetry on the Lake competition for formal poetry in 2013. He publishes a short weekly podcast, Discursive Poetry, which is available on iTunes Podcasts.
