I walked into the department store after work today

A week after Christmas

I can’t stay away

The red sign in the window caught my eye

Clearance, it read,

So I figured there were some things I could buy

The place was pretty bare

Compared to two weeks ago

No Christmas wrap and no miscellaneous gifts

Hardly any people even there

I perused the aisles

Sifted through the racks

Checked out the blouses, blazers, and slacks

I even tried a few things on

Nothing felt like myself

So I hung everything back on the shelf

I thought about my closet at home and the shirts hanging there

The perfectly fine shoes on my feet

My current outfit, me

Adding more would just make more choices each day

What to wear, who to be

I kept my money in my wallet

Left the clothes on the rack

Told myself there’s no need to go back

I walked out empty-handed

But with the best kind of clearance – in my head

Not really how I planned it

Ironically with less stuff

I looked at what I have

Realized I’m blessed

And that’s more than enough