Stoned and Silent
the reticent stance
stoned and silent
exploited a stranger provoked
labeled with in a gaze from the heavens above
the beautiful lifeless seduction
a posture of unselfish significance
cradling irreparable breaks
fractures stretched across the surface in reach
ever weaving into veins
antiquity, breathes
the face of grace
perpetual standing ornament
years of gold and graying color
instilling times ruthless design
sympathy unwinds for blood left behind
the feel of separation with every piece taken
in waters that rage vast
her reflection cast
solid stone ruling sublime
rich and rough against a surface
striking hard and reckless
recollection to the pulse
for a solidified center
twilight calls a land to order
prompting a curtain call
thoughts of a prayer for the mortal
all of which she can and cannot hear
the sound of thunder distinct and eerie
moves a hammer and chisel
breathes the sculptor of bone and matter
broken battered figurine clatter
turning a grave into impressions control
mercy has no hands here
to hold her sorrow still
magnificently defined stone
imprison her soul
Terry D’Arcy-Ryan
Copyright © Sheer Terror | Year Posted 2018
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