This mobile monolith,
Sand or
Stone,
Concentered
Life force or
Death star
Draws all sapient life
With strong magnetism.
This mobile monolith
Hangs by a thread
Over cradle and crib,
Suspended by
Slender faith:
Vows are made,
Promises broken
In its name
To heavy to carry,
Lighter than air,
Fragile yet
Shatterproof,
Inspiring faith
And fear and
Loathing.
Irresistible, etherial
Ecstatic
Monolithic,
Sky scraping,
Water-carrying,
Stargazing,
Elementally complex
Conjunction of need
And want,
The despised and desired.
Mobile, monolith
Avoiding capture
Or conquest,
Let alone
Captivity,
Not even by
Words or the painter’s brush
Or sculptor’s hand.
We breathe for it,
Dream of it,
Pray for it,
search dictionaries
And wikipedia
To define
The untouchable
Gift.
Copyright (c) 2011 by the author
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