The Self

Time takes the blame for rusting

When it was in the nail's nature to do so. 

And still, we continue to build houses upon them

They seal corners,

 they allow us to build walls. 

Time waits for no one

But how long have you stopped moving

With your own two feet

Like the house built on flawed nails

You build yourself imperfectly

For it was never stability that kept the self alive

We look on the outside 

to understand whats inside

But we cannot change the nature of the nails

or the imperfection of our life

or time for taking its course

We can only change how we choose to see things

and perhaps that is what fills us. 

Reviews

[Amanda Trerotola]

"We look on the outside
to understand whats inside
But we cannot change the nature of the nails
or the imperfection of our life."

^^^^Very impactful!