I am not so much growing
and developing,
as being undone,
reduced.
Unlike machines taken apart,
or sauces cooked down,
I have the capacity
to horde my dragon treasure
and resist what feels like loss.
But the gentle Un-Maker
is decades patient—
daily persistent—
working in me
to loosen my grip,
lighten my load.
Elementals. Essentials.
Let all else go.