The Burden of Time.

We don't really change.
We become burdened.

All of those things that
you thought were nothing
add up into a great big
something, and it's hard to
shake.
   
     it rattles the bones-
     it bends the guts-

And you eventually become
something other than what
you were when you started.

We're an enormous puzzle
with mismatched pieces
falling in where they may.

By the end of your days,
you walk away something
entirely different.

The eyes are the same,
but the soul has taken on
a new sheen that speaks of
turmoil, joy, tension, fragility,
compassion, and mercy. By the
end, you are exactly who you were
supposed
                to
                be.