Bridges

For every bridge I build

Three more I burn

With every thoughtless word

Gesture learned

Accidental spurn

I seem to always take the cake

When it's my turn

To muck up one more

Chance

Misstep one more

Dance

Spill one more stain

On the one more pair of

Pants

But shame and pride are no friends of mine

Keep on keeping on in stride clandestine

Humility is the only way to keep me away

From pride puffing and shame shriveling me to a state

Nobody wants as a mate

Regardless pride still rears his ugly mug

Crashing me like another drug

With shame patting my head after the hang

If only humility came and sang

Instead of pride and shame taking the reigns

That's how it is, pride keeps coming back

If only would get gone

There'd be nothing that I lack

Affectionate punches instead of social slaps

To the face

Still found no place in my own space

I'm not one to wallow

I do tend to swallow

My words like I've been fasting

I wish this humility was long lasting

Pride casting me down

To the ground

Guess I ain't nothin' but a hound

Dog

But I put my noggin my jog

Take notes on taking charge

Like it was a

Captain's log

Decisively humble and accept the imperfection

Far be it to be easy

But that's correction

Cut out that pride and shame like

Infection

Follow direction

And know that wins to the head

And losses to the heart

Isn't easy to part with

But it's not myth

To shift and lift to a higher way of feeling

Is a lowly way of kneeling

And kneeling with a smile

And smile standing tall all the while

And while you remain centred balanced

Mind right

What's left is to keep on living lite

With the other side in sight

Bridge building just might

Make the best past time

And a pretty good rhyme.