Something so Strong

There is no magic
in the way it's always been,
just ruts
formed in muddy pathways
which hardened over time
making
egress
harder than it needs to be.
The memory
that this rut
did not always exist
but needed to be created
eludes us
as it runs,
the same way it has always run.
So hang
a counter-clockwise clock
as a small reminder
that
it does not always
need to be that way.