Litany of Stone

Though I may chip and weather,

I will forever remain.

Though your heart will one day lay still,

I will continue to stand. 

Though I cannot change,

I do not need to.

For I am stone. 

I carry the weight of the world, 

for no one else can bear that burden. 

I break the sky, 

For I see through its beauty. 

I am ancient, and I shall see far beyond your lifetime. 

For I am the mountain, the rock, the very earth itself. 

For I am stone.