At Fifty-Seven
Mark Nepo
I feel like I stumbled
down a hill of years, only
to land in a pile of my books.
Along the way, I cracked
like a Russian doll; finding
something smaller and more
essential inside every version
I've known as me.
And now, when all I know
bursts into flame each time
I try to give it away, I'm asked
what matters.
There's something perfect
in how we're worn; like sculptures
left for Spirit and wind to finish, the
film taken from our eye just as
our heart is exposed, one
crumbling into the other.
Source: Unknown
