I have a board and a nail
and I’m going to build something good.
I need another board
and a whole bunch of nails
and the knowledge to work;
to shape,
to plan,
to see.
Is this thing that I am building
there
in the future?
Does it stand
tall,
strong,
and proud?
Does it still
fulfill its purpose?
Or has it succumbed to rot,
and age, and wind,
falling in around itself?
Does it even get built?
This one board
and this one nail,
do not a structure make.
It will only be
with planning,
and work,
and vision,
and perseverance
that my dream becomes reality.
Only with another board
and another nail
and another,
and another,
and another
does the picture in my head
become a physical thing.
I might even need help.
Two more hands.
Two more eyes.
Another heart to beat.
Another mind to think.
Now,
we have increased our individual potential
a thousand times,
but we have also taken on
the problem of each other.
Sharing a dream
can be one big problem,
or it can be a whole pack
of little problems,
but either way,
we’ve got our work cut out for us.
One board
and one nail,
a dream,
a vision
and someone to share it with.
Maybe now,
things built will exist
and last a little longer.
Maybe this is the point;
how it was meant to go
from one
to another,
and another,
and another,
infinitely.
HG – 2018
