patch

tears heal,
time forms patches, leaving a beautiful mark
both subtle and deep.

i remember vaguely being torn,
torn about the self’s purpose and the self,
whether i should solve the inward problems or the outwards.

but then,
when i started looking inwards,
i found nothing outwards.
when the inward problems were solved,
no problems remained outwards

time formed a patch,
over my tear and my eyes,
emotional and perceptual.

the patch healed me,
and made the entire world a better place.