from a prompt
THE SHELL OF BELIEFS
The chambered nautilus expands,
seals off each outgrown space,
and yet the empty rooms remain
as spiraled witness to the change.
The growing shell is not a burden
to the wanderer inside
who uses it to stay afloat,
and when it’s time, to dive.
And thus may we use all we’ve known
and all that we’ve believed
to navigate the sea we’re in
as long as we’re alive.
GladErrand 
Wonderful!