STATUES OF ALABASTER

statues of alabaster
Sculptured seamless
All in a row, frozen in
Accusing stares, transfixed
in the hall of judgements...

I pass them touching
Their cold solid forms
Smoothed by a masters hand
I am not drawn to any
For they have no soul
Incapable of mercy
Deaf of explanation

Their pointed fingers
outstretched In common decision
They have no grasp of vision
Dark to a world of change
Their feet stained with
The blood of man
and of stories untold,
truths they silently uphold
Locked in their shame

For the sculptor creates
That which can not be erased...

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

TO leave a mark on the world and let others evolve to think of it as masterful, really ethces at the words here, well done good read.

[Lily Mae]

I was left with an overwhelming feeling of "What if they could talk, what is it they would be able to say".. Alabaster statues have seen and heard so much.. Locked in time forever from the sculptor's vision and yet holding vision and life now of their own.. xx I love where this took me...x

[Tate Morgan]

It is every mans dream to leave something of lasting comfort to the world well done

[Coyote Poetry]

If we dig into most things. Usually find more bad then good. I like the place you took me in this poem.
"truths they silently uphold
Locked in their shame"
Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Aidz]

A breath in the taking... unseeing these statues... Nice write again Rene

[Jeremy Baker]

"Their feet stained with
The blood of man
and of stories untold"

Such wonderful writing, very enjoyable reading experience!

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Nice second stanza and ending lines. Nice captured words as well.

[WhiteWillow]

This is wonderful, Rene. Extremely relatable, especially in this day and age. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Perfect words, perfect length, an incredible write.

[Cassie Fraga]

yes, yes, yes,..... the last 2 lines speak to me so loud!! AWESOME write Rene!!!