TARNISHED FRAILTY

we are humans and we are fragile
we are put on pedestals
people expect so much from us
but we will eventually fall
and oh how hard it will be
breaking our necks and our egos in the process
where your pride lies... so does your death
it will fester in its hibernation
and unleash its peril on you
when you least not expect it
just remember we are not all perfect
and to take the beating is a reminder
for in order for us to know that we exist
is that we need our frailty tarnished

© 2004 thomas bates