Make me a stone

Make me a stone
By Jaz McDougall
28 December 2011

Make me a stone,
and I'll never ache,
and I'll never hurt,
and I'll never feel.

Make me a sword,
and I'll never give,
and I'll never guard,
and I'll never yield.

Make me a heart,
and I'll never speak,
and I'll never think,
and I'll never break.

Make me a lover,
and I'll always ache,
always hurt, feel, give,
always guard, yield, speak.
Always, always think.

But one day, we will break.
Put the sword through the heart,
turn to stone, and unmake.