Men can spring to life
from stone, maybe they are awakened
from sleep as heavy as hard rock
and it happened once when Stone Hand
was born
it was the hand that touched him
that picked him up from his mundane position
among his lifeless brothers
waiting to be unlocked
the hand had clear intentions
to secure a future free of boundary
and what better way than to sire
the heir apparent in a land of
opportunity
Stone Hand need only
weasel into significance
with fun gestures and jokes
and make firm eyes
when a mood arises
to demonstrate a capacity
for the serious
three dips in water and the hand
bears Stone Hand to grow, to go forth
to conquer a world waiting to be led
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