Poetry: Bookbag by Alex Rankin

Bookbag

thoughts of you

are heavy duty

solid rock

yet rich in precious minerals

sometimes I want to slit the bag

and spill the contents

so I'm weightless

air-filled

then I would only turn

to scoop up what's left 

like a deranged schoolteacher

lugging a pile of bloody books

down the corridor.

Alex Rankin is a writer from Bristol, UK. He has always had a passion for writing fiction, but more recently discovered poetry. He is currently using the form to come to terms with a significant life event and hopes to one day put together a collection on the theme of loss and memory.