Foolish Endeavor
Sumptus Ignis
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She is fire and smoke Shifting expressions I can't hope to hold On canvas or in stone Compelled to hesitate again Lost momentum In reflection Kept prisoner by this undertaking Bound in chains by memory That fades like fog in morning sun Or is it fear that stays my hand? Cowardice that blinds my eye Blunts my tools and drowns my inner fire This urge, this need, this drive, this obsession Pressure builds behind my eyes The blankness stares defiant Perfection that can't be matched Swing the steel to cut and carve This foolish endeavor, bold with pride Gouge away the drab façade Reveal what lies beneath the stone Compelled to hesitate again Overcome by dread and doubt My creation's gone awry Gripping the chisel so tight Bleaching my knuckles to white With hate I strike Into the heart of the stone Treacherous features disowned I realize The rage of the fury in me A smashing incision too deep Blunt surgery Cracks through the marble explode Shatter the cheek and the nose Crumble to dust I stumble numbly through the wreckage Wondering what I've done In my crimson rage Sharp stones rend my hands to shreds As I gather the bloody shards Mortared by my tears and blood The pieces fall into place I weep with recognition As I view my masterpiece at last Swing the steel to cut and carve This foolish endeavor, bold with pride Gouge away the drab façade Reveal what lies beneath the stone I bring the hammer down again And chip away the obvious I cut, I carve, I search inside Under the skin lies beauty's bones
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