To Hold the Stone
by Kay Kestner:
To Hold the Stone
This is your last desperate
grasp for something you
know will never let you sleep.
And I can see now, it has
always been within your reach.
The cursing, howling, broken
one – your jewel was the
stone in your shoe, that
ache in every step, a pain
you could not forget.
You’re reaching for it now,
unwrapping the bandages –
the way it made you bleed
and blister, sore as hell’s
own fire can burn you. But
you are scar-less. Use this.
It is your foundation, road,
and home. It is everything
you’ve lost, and all you
chance to gain. It is
your stone, so precious
never can it be bought or
sold. It is your own.
Reach and hold.
© Written April 12, 1999 – Kay Kestner
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