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Body of Stone
Each of us has been abused
With a different cudgel given life
By a different word. A golem
Gifted sole purpose of pain
And degradation. We embrace
These weapons; hold them close
So that they might be controlled.
But this one hurled against us both
Is yours alone. Too sharp
For me to bear. What they see as artifice
They cut through in vain
Believing you within me.
And all that I am
They chip away.
body of stone is out of print from The Blasted Tree Store
Featured by The Blasted Tree: October 26, 2021
Helen Robertson
Contributing Author
body of stone by Helen Robertson is a Blasted Tree original collection of poetry.
ISBN [Digital]: 978-1-987906-76-9
Cover Design by Kyle Flemmer