1/ 

i haven't combed my hair this morning and i like the freedom of that
i like i look scruffy and unkempt
which always seemed to be forbidden when i was younger, every effort was taken to look presentable, with my hair neatly combed and the instruction not to drop breakfast on my school dress.

2/

on lifting my suitcase onto the train carriage, i was pleased at feeling my own strength - the strain on my muscles 
it is a suitcase full of empty bottles of water and t-shirts and dirty laundry 
i can lift it off of the ground, out of respect more than anything 
i don't like to heave or pull my suitcase, bumping it up and down steps
i use my own strength. 

kate ©