-a Broken Tool-
That Carpenter's tool
once so shiny, and brand-new
and so proud to be of use,
Lies now worn and broken
of no use to anyone, now at all.
Rigorous abuse
led to it's own down-fall,
Now left on it's own
just to fade away, to rust,
Serving no use at all
in dirt and dust.
Copyright © Christopher Stopford | Year Posted 2012
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