Remember when you were in elementary school? #glorydays. Every year on the first day of school, you rocked your brand new Jansport backpack. You thought you were the coolest kid in school. Back in those days things were so simple, you could just romp around with your two-strap backpack or your rollie and no one would judge you (well, maybe a little).
Nowadays, we lug a huge bag carrying all of our “knowledge.” Our bags are our lifeline, our second arm. Without it we would be a hot mess. Our bags have seen the world in such a different point of view. It has had beautiful views of 63’s carpet and blessed bathroom stall scum. My bag has been to multiple states and traveled the globe with me. Whenever I wear out one of my bags, I am genuinely upset that our time together is over. We have been through so much -- me and the little guy. He has carried around my best tests and unfortunately the worst ones. Sometimes I under-appreciate its help; without my bag, I would have to carry around all my s*** in my arms. Ain’t nobody got time for that. Whenever I pack my bag up to the brim I think to myself if my bag could talk it would probably curse me out. This is what my bag would be screaming out to me if it could talk right now.
1. “Honestly, why are your books so heavy? No one actually reads all of those pages anyway. The index…really? What even is that?”
We should start a petition, for your book bag's sake, of course.
2. “Why must you throw your old gum wrappers back inside me with the gum still sticking from the edge? You just know that’s going to get stuck all over me.”
Sometimes we just don’t have access to garbage or sometimes were just lazy.
3. “Seriously, did you just throw your used tissue back in here? They invested trash cans for a reason.”
Cold and allergy season are the worst and sometimes you don’t have enough tissues and must save one for those unfortunate nose sniffles.
4. “I’m pretty sure I’m rich with the amount of coins that are at the bottom of me.”
Why would you take out your wallet to put change away? You don’t want to hold up lines.
5. “Why would you put me on the bathroom floor when there is a perfectly good coat hanger you can place me on.”
Hey -- when girl's gotta go, she's gotta go!
6. “Aww, and now I’m alone on the shuttle. I wonder if you're going to realize that you left me. I see how it is, clearly you love me so much. Oh wait, here you are! I missed you!”
On that rare occasion when you have a million things you're thinking about and completely forget your bag on the Shuttle…yes, that has happened to me more than once.
Through all the gum wrappers, used tissues, coins, opened lipstick, pen marks, and spilled unknown substances. Our bags are always there for us when we need them the most. Thanks bag for letting me put all my weird s*** inside of you for safekeeping, you are too good to me.
