Feel along the surface. Find the part that doesn't fit. Mark it. Grind it down. Every corner catches Every flaw sticks out Pressure on the surface Pressure from within File another piece away Measure what remains Anything that won't conform Goes beneath the file Take the edges off Make me easier to hold Take the edges off Smooth me down until I fold Take the edges off Anything that doesn't fit Keep taking pieces Piece by piece Bit by bit I can feel the difference Less of me each time Everything is cleaner Everything aligns Round another corner Wear another surface thin You wanted something easier To keep your hands against Take the edges off Make me easier to hold Take the edges off Shape me into what you're told Take the edges off Anything that doesn't fit Keep taking pieces Piece by piece Bit by bit Cut. File. Measure. Again. Cut. File. Measure. Stop. Look at me. Still jagged. Just in different places. You took the edges off And left the breaks beneath. Still jagged. Still catching. Still enough to cut. Take the edges off There's not much left to hold Take the edges off This never made me whole Take the edges off Take whatever you can get But every piece you ground away left sharper edges yet. Feel along the surface. Find the part that doesn't fit. Leave it.
