Self-Aware

I am too self-aware, I know many of my flaws
They pick and they prod with luck, until I fall

They are ingrained like the rings of a tree
They grow like weeds through a crack in concrete
They flow like the water below, to supply a well
They are secretively silent, waiting to be tapped, 
They go all the way to hell

My flaws are like grains, too numerous and small to count
Yet they are like mountains, seen from far, with no oxygen count
Either way, they are too grand to conquer, a force with a fist
And they make me want to holler and have a fit

My flaws are like the wind, not seen to the eye
Circular with no pattern, forcefully moving by

And again, like water which is situated up top
Seeking my lowest level and oh, I fear, they will never stop 

My flaws are grand and too numerous to count
They travel, they surface, and they always end up on top

I am too self-aware and aware in myself
A flaw within a flaw
All by itself
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Thomas Avatar
December 16, 2017 at 8:57 PM
Danielle this piece is so very meaningful! "Deep" indeed!
Michael Avatar
December 16, 2017 at 6:28 AM
You made an art of a flaw...Lovely!...All the best Danielle
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