Stone

[Strawberry_lovemuffin]

A long time ago I made myself a stone.
It happened without you knowing about it,
You and the rest of the world.
It seemed the only way to get by
the sharpness of words hurt too much,
So stone it was.
And over the years, that's worked for me
quite well.
I give myself what I need
I ask no-one for anything, unless circumstances
allow no other possible option.
And I give nothing superfluous either.
The less exchange the better-
(with some exceptions... you know what those are)

It's hard to push anything through stone.
The feelings are there;
But arms can't reach through to carry them out.
Fascinated, I watch how others do it
And sometimes mimic it
so it seems I am normal.
But I am stone, and I would have it no other way. I know
No other way.

So in your world where that is called Selfish
I call it helpless.

But let me ask you this - if I am stone
Why is it that a word from your lips
is the only one that still has the power
To make me cry?

 

[New]

Very touching.

I rarely see absence of emotion expressed so...relatably.

 

[colicolo]

you've captured a moment like a photograph of an emotion.

*blinks*

wow