Please God, Make Me A Stone

 Please God, make me a stone.

So that I can feel the water wash over me

And so that I can become part of the stream,

Instead of an island begging to drown.

Erase my skin from my bones

So that I can more easily blend with the foam

Of a thousand undying dreams

That sprang from a lake I cannot see

Take my eyes and numb my nerves

So that I no longer need to see or to feel

Keep my heart, if you must

But let it beat with the rush of the current

Let me rest

Peacefully, blissfully, under the

Thrashing torrent of beauty and fear.

Let me pass unknown to the

Flame and the sky

Slowly eroding until I am claimed

By nothing.

 

Author's Note

I actually wrote something. Isn't that zany?


Also, I hate the ending on this. I will hopefully change it at some point, I'm just having trouble conveying exactly what is I'm trying to say, which isn't a whole lot.

And, yes, I am aware that the title and first line is from Firefly. Or was it Serenity? I think it was Serenity. Anyway, I first heard that line in the show/movie, and the next few lines of my poem popped into my head right after I heard it, and they seemed so familiar that I though that River was quoting an already written poem. Turns out I'm just crazy.

Reviews

[Solid Rock]

Very Nice. I am a stone carver, so this spoke to my heart. I speak His Word in Stone. My dear friend Gus Wheeler introduced me to your writings. Gus is the one who is a gifted writer like yourself. I simple engrave God's Word in Stone. www.livngstonefondation.com

[paul]

an island begging to drown. nice line. and erase the skin from my bones. will read your others soon.

[Poeticpiers]

excellent piece of writing which conveys your message very clearly. I think your finale fitting to become at one with nature losing all sense of individuality. But I believe we are all connected anyway