I grab my bag
So quickly and then
I bolt out the door
I sprint on away
From all the issues
My predicaments
All of my problems
I want them gone

My bag only has
Whatever essential
Because that's all
I want to carry
But it gets heavier
As time goes on
It gets all filled
With useless things
And problems arise
Once more from
My newly collected
Drama and things
So, then, I dump it
I dump it all out
And toss it away
I turn my head
And pretend to be okay
But then, suddenly
Again, I run away

From all my issues
My predicaments
I want them gone
And so I forget
And so I leave
As I always do
I ran away from
Boston and all that
I ran away from
Seventh grade
And my friends
because I regretted
Acting like a fool
Wanting to make
Something
Meaningless
Because of myself
I became pathetic
But by running away
I simply completed
What I wanted to
Reverse in the first place

I kept on running
And running away
And sprinting
And racing
So time would go
And I could pretend
That I was okay
But I was not
I still am not
I never really was
Because I dropped it all
I watched my issues
And predicaments
Constantly fall
So that was the end
And so I thought

But now I remember
I never really forgot
So can you let me in?
Can you see me again?
Do you remember me?
Do you remember us?
Our times together?
Our jokes and laughter?
Our hugs and smiles?
Our cries and sadness?
Our difficulties?
Our friendships?

All of those things...
I remember them now
I've been running away
But don't know how
Because it's all back
In front of my face
I thought I could turn away
From that horrid place
But I can and never will
Be capable of such
Your past always catches up

It will haunt you down
And catch you
So your old belongings
Will come back again
Those old friends will
Even if it's in your
Very own mind
They'll come back
It'll all come back again
So that bag is useless
Because so much more
Is actually with you

So now I must end
My running away
From before.