WE Love IKEA bags
If you give a mom an IKEA blue bag, she will want to see how much it can hold
So, you’ll let her into your room to look at what you’ve pulled out for college
But the piles of stuff covering the floor will stop her short
So, she’ll start organizing your stuff
She will ask you for an explanation about the wrappers everywhere
And when you give her one, she’ll start counting the cups on every surface
Then the souvenir baseball cup will remind her of your last family outing
And she’ll get wistful about your departure
So, she’ll settle herself with the business of organizing t-shirts
While sorting shirts she’ll find your old t-ball uniform and hold it up
She’ll spy another camp shirt and think, “I should do something special with those”
So, she’ll grab her phone and ask her mom’s group for the name of that quilt company that everyone has been using (spoiler alert: it’s Project Repat)
While on the phone, she’ll read a beautiful post about the empty nest
So, she’ll send it to five of her newly empty-nester friends
Then she won’t be able to get that post out of her mind and she’ll get wistful again
So, she’ll busy herself by placing things into the bag
Once she starts filling the bag, she’ll note how empty that room will soon be
When the bags are zippered and stacked in the car
So, she’ll pick her way to the desk and unearth a pen and scrap of paper
She’ll hastily write all the things that she would like to say, but knows she won’t be able to utter
When the time comes for goodbyes and new beginnings
So, she’ll tuck those notes into the fold of your favorite shirt and gently pat it flat
Because if you give a mom a blue Ikea bag
Chances are she’ll want to fill it with love.
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