Musical Chairs Remorse and Despair

Musical Chairs Remorse and Despair, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

the bottom layer
is falling apart
i take a guess
you bring in
a new head
to clear the
mess when
one new head
goes another
will come in
to the same
shriveled
old body
put a new dress
somehow
it is you only
you to the core
problem
must address
i respect
your vision
your judgement
but i am
perhaps
trying to
understand
this game
of chess
new players
new pawn
among
the rest
i dare not
stress
i feel
your
pain
your
restless
angst
more
or less
i wonder
sometimes
what came
first
the bird
the egg
or the nest