— By Jeffrey Smith
I am.
I am flesh made stone to stand against your crashing waves.
I am the Guardian – the Last Stand of hope in your world of chaos and destruction.
Years of decay have worn away my sentiment, have hardened my skin, have forced my will to battle among the clouds.
And still, I linger.
Still, I fight.
I am flesh made stone to stand against your crashing waves.
One day, my knees may bend to the force of your wrath and my body may drown in the depths of your cold embrace, but my soul will always be a beacon, shedding light across your stormy sea.
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My response to Ermilia’s Picture it & Write Challenge… grab your pen and pay them a visit!
Life and other Tales 
Awesome. Strong and inspiring!
An unbeatable soul 🙂
thank you, Daan – the only thing we have left sometimes… 😉
My favorite quote ever, by Ghandi: “You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”
very true
A perfect picture choice for such noble words.
🙂
Great take on the prompt! An epic metaphor! 🙂
thank you 🙂
I am so very glad you have entered and written this piece. I haven’t really read any of your ‘free writing’. This is extremely commanding and sturdy and I totally loved.
Excellent Miri. x
oh thank you, Jen – i do it now and then… that’s what my ‘tales’ blog is for 😉 thanks for the nudge! xx
A truly epic metaphor! Wow. That finale was fantastic. Very powerful piece. “…but my soul will always be a beacon, shedding light across your stormy sea.” So beautiful. Thanks for contributing this week, Miriam. It’s been a pleasure having you here! 🙂
– Ermisenda
thank you, Ermisenda – I am glad i found you…
Darn my mind! I saw that title, and I read “bacon”. I like the line about years of decay wearing away sentiment. Glad you decided to join the prompt!
ha, bacon – now that would have been something 😀
thank you for the visit 🙂
Wow…so power in your words. I love your writing!
thank you, glad you enjoyed my musings 🙂