Settling for Stone
by Philip Hyams

Settling for stone
For stone to hold us safe and warm
When the elements are unfriendly

For stone to weight us beneath the ground
While our physical bodies shrivel away

For stone to let our aggression out with
When words and eyes cannot persuade
Our enemies to go off in peace

(But those enemies are ourselves
Just as they are our friends)

Stone
Stone
Stone
Settling for stone
To build our hearts in granite coffins
While we pave false truths over our souls

Settling for stone

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