Up the Down Staircase

Up the Down Staircase

I never imagined

I would master this

Escher- esque maze

But I have finally reached the

top

Of my twisted

Confusing

Staircase

That often led me back down

Before allowing me

To continue

Climbing up

Others have easily

Flown up

In a fraction of the time

While my mangled

wings

Have made

That impossible

for me

Nails; not Knives

I will never understand

Why life

Insists

On keeping me broken

Despite all my best efforts

To stay whole

What use am I

As

A million jagged pieces

Scattered across the ground

Only noticeable

When I

Inadvertently

Inconvenience

Individuals

With the sharp corners

Time

Has forgotten to

Polish?