Travelling Light

Is it not easier to travel light,
Than doggedly carry all that I own?
Leave doubts behind but take along my might,
As I venture into terrain unknown.

A balm to soothe feet hurting now and then,
Is it not easier to travel light?
A knife alright, but first I grab my pen,
Should I ever need to put up a fight.

Not clothes, but a stitch to mend torn ends tight,
Blandest breads yet with pickle on my plate,
Is it not easier to travel light?
Though not piles of books, I pack a clean slate.

Lessons, not luxuries, I did carry,
My journey itself bestowing delight,
Agile, not crushed with greed and worry,
Is it not easier to travel light?
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Khushboo Shah

Khushboo Shah is an ophthalmologist by profession. She is either examining eyes or trying to read the stories they tell. Both prose and poetry that she writes are generally heavily inspired by everyday happenings around her.