Monday, July 7, 2008

Stone

This is not a stone
for breaking teeth.
This is not a stone
for making a hard day
a little more painful
than it needs to be.

This is a stone
for building walls
where walls
need to be built.

This is a stone
for building bridges
where chasms
need to be spanned.

This is a stone
that raises water
to the beak
of a thirsty bird.

This is not a stone
for killing giants.
This is no Philosopher’s Stone:
and if it was,
I would not need to barter
my thoughts for lucre.


I do not dare
to think that this stone
is the stone
that the builders rejected.

I do not dare
to think that this stone
could ever become
the cornerstone.

I do not dare
to think that this stone
is The Rock,
but I can dream -

I'm not made out of stone.

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