Powder sprinkled on the infant skin
is made of stone, made soothing,
soft and smooth by being crushed;
by being processed and converted.
In soapstone, likewise, the same talc
makes for a yielding, utile medium of art
able to be notched and sculpted
into various forms of divine expression.
Primitive man once aspired
to be an adamant warrior –
aspired to be glorious, god-like, impregnable;
leaving an imprint; making an impression.
The Avatar came along and said
(time and again said) to the human heart –
become dust, soft, crushed, soothing;
become curative, servient, a comfort
and inspiration to the most innocent
and vulnerable among you.
O child of God, you dream of gentleness
while your heart is made of stone.
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