You don’t know them
If you want to give
Do it only in God’s sight
Reliance
Confidence
Honesty
Look within
And above
Walk straight
Know truth
A stepping stone for your feet
The foundation
But not the beauty
How did they become this way
Water
Earth
And sky
Hard on every side
And within
But the water runs freely
They stand still
Letting you pass by
Rocks are the family
Water is the life
Our dreams pass through their life
They see what we have
And our unhappiness
The stone wears what you refuse
And becomes what you ignore
You want them on one side
Or the other
But they do not take sides
There is no side but life
They believe in miracles
But they do not wait
The unforgiving earth is the last rite
They showed us their wounds
A scar is surrounded by life
An island of strength
A reminder of survival
A life inside of death
Reality for them
A source of goodness for you
Do not weep for them
And then wash yourself away
Leaving rocks misshapen
Forgotten
At the bottom of the lake
Jan 25, 2015
Jan 25, 2015 at 1:19 PM UTC
You don’t know them
If you want to give
Do it only in God’s sight
Reliance
Confidence
Honesty
Look within
And above
Walk straight
Know truth
A stepping stone for your feet
The foundation
But not the beauty
How did they become this way
Water
Earth
And sky
Hard on every side
And within
But the water runs freely
They stand still
Letting you pass by
Rocks are the family
Water is the life
Our dreams pass through their life
They see what we have
And our unhappiness
The stone wears what you refuse
And becomes what you ignore
You want them on one side
Or the other
But they do not take sides
There is no side but life
They believe in miracles
But they do not wait
The unforgiving earth is the last rite
They showed us their wounds
A scar is surrounded by life
An island of strength
A reminder of survival
A life inside of death
Reality for them
A source of goodness for you
Do not weep for them
And then wash yourself away
Leaving rocks misshapen
Forgotten
At the bottom of the lake
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