Me, Myself, and I

Trust yourself they say

You can’t trust anyone but yourself.

You are your best friend

Most trusted confident.

It’s just me, myself, and I]

My body, heart, and mind

Our bodies betray us

They bend and break and decay

In ways our youth denied possible

Suddenly what felt as natural and mindless as breathing

Becomes excruciating

If not impossible

Our hearts deceive us

They become enablers

Giving hints of joy

While leading us into the depths

And darkness

And while this betrayal hurts us

We are not really all that surprised

Our minds however

Are the deepest betrayal

Our minds are seen as the reliable ones

That keep our hearts from wandering

If it can get our attention

And remains our connection to reality

When our bodies waste away

When our minds deceive us

We feel all hope is lost

And yet

When hope is lost

Mind, heart, and body

Friends that stick closer than a brother

All waste away

Your soul remained

Ransomed from this world

Where moth and dust destroys

And kept in eternity

By the one who over came the world