March 27, 2021

 

ROCK

 
Please, please, keep blood
off my hands – let me be wall,
home, fireplace, footpath or road.
 
Please, please, don’t throw me
at those you don’t like, those
who speak or teach you the truth.
 
Please, please, statue  me, cornerstone me,
let me be part of church, temple, mosque,
school,  clinic, but please don’t bomb me.
 
Please, please, don’t misuse me
by using me to hurt others. Better let me stay
where I am - part of some memorable mountain.
 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021