Unkept Castle

I crumble just like the walls of an unkept castle
Untouched, unnoticed by civilization for years
Abandoned, to let nature takes its course

But the nature of my mind is like a plague
My walls become brittle and start to splinter
My bricks come loose, I’m left a pile of rubble
My exterior becomes overgrown and I hide
Hide away from people who show any interest
For they are only onlookers, never doers
I question my own brilliance, my own beauty
And then curse myself when I find none
Only to become increasingly frustrated
When I’m overlooked even for my character
The charm that lies just beneath the surface
And I curse myself, no one is ever willing to dig

But my foundation still stands, hardly so
Maybe it is the last lingering bit of hope I have
My construction can only handle so many hits
Until I collapse and wither away into nothing
Besides the remnants of what once was
What greatness I could have been