Adorable. Such a fabulous idea! I can't wait for more!

I like these. You develop the characters and stories really well using only the contents of their bags.

i like these.

they give each person personality and an attitude, without even going into what their name is or where they live or what they enjoy doing.

"The pieces of me that know this is wrong." A girl on the road to an eating disorder :(

"Imminent death." So sad!

"Ripped condoms." Striking imagery!

"My dignity." A WONDERFUL way to end this chapter! :D

"A pride bracelet." Short, simple writing, and yet I love how much it conveys to the reader about the speaker's life! Keep up the good work! :)

i absolutely love these. the one that sticks out to me the most is the escort one. i love the last line, "my dignity: well, i need to keep it somewhere..."

i'm glad you continued this. keep up the great work!

I'm glad you continued. I love how your narrators have such a variety of voices. This one and the first one are probably my favorites, but I liked them all.

Also: you have amazing skill at titling the pieces. I'm not as sure about the collection title - it's good, but it doesn't have the same originality.

wow.

this spoke to me.

definietley subscribing!

Phew, I haven't been here in a long time, but I was sure glad to read this, it was wonderful! I like the concept, and the execution was very well done. I really felt you achieved a purpose with this piece, and I do hope to see more of this sort of style and manner in the future.

i love the way you've written this. it's so interesting and descriptive, and yet somehow personal. i could see you making a series out of this if you keep writing in this style.

keep it up!

This is incredibly creative! It's philosophical, and that's saying a lot since the topic is the inside of a bag. You should definitely continue this!

"I'd like to document your existence." PHENOMENAL! :D :D :D

I like the beginning of this poem a lot, but where it really hits me is the line "to let myself in when you ask me back." From then on, this poem goes from excellent to brilliant. I love the last line, especially. Beautiful work. I cannot think of anything for a critique.

That was very nice, it sounded great. However grammatically, it should be changed. How's this.

10 numbers to names i don’t remember,

and a cell phone from 19 to call them with.

a 50 in a hidden pocket,

and ripped bus passeslong expired.

a disposable camera in case this goes my way:

i’d like to document your existence.

there’s a packet of tissues to wipe the tears for when you say goodbye,

and the key from under your mat to let myself in when you ask me to come back.

a flask of gin to wash your memory from my mind,

and a frayed pink letter to bring it back.

a little broken ipod and piece of my soul,

wrapped neatly in parchment paper.

this is one of your best pieces. i really like the flow, and i can tell the words have a lot of thought put into them, and the meaning comes across strongly. i like the look of it too, all the numbers. it's interesting. i think some of the words starting off lines could be a bit more original - you might want to move words like 'and' or 'a' up to the end of the line before.