hammer

I am a hammer
one with blunt edges
one without any traditional sense of softening

I hear thuds and I think
no, not me, not again
but yes,
it’s your time again to commit

true believers
don’t find themselves pulled away from
the room
only to release back on their bodies
and drive that nail into obedience

I am a hammer
who finds the void filled with carvings
some scratches?
perhaps my immunity becomes more solid
but others?
are they going to be ingrained
like a knot in the wood
that is impenetrable by myself
or any other hammer-driven introspection?