Self-Aware

One of my best qualities 

is my unwillingness 

to admit that anything is a fault

including my faults

you may call that one of my foibles

another offering 

on the altar of my immodesty

but I would argue that all our weaknesses 

are strengths

it is up to each of us

to see how leaving a weak link

can unmake the chain of the bridge

before the enemy’s crossing

or fell the tower 

as they try to raze it

personally I’m a fan 

of sewing the fields 

of their imagination shut 

so they are forced to spend days

ripping open the seams

because that will give them

time for self-reflection

how do you feel now

about the watershed of decision 

is there a tide of misgiving 

haunting your thoughts 

flooding over the threshold

or is each letter

each magical inscription 

lofted like a paper airplane 

between us

just a light to keep the darkness 

from closing in

I recommend a full surrender 

as I have it on the best authority 

that even my love of mischief

can be endearing

to the right heart.