Stone Babies

A fetus dies,

too great in size,

for the body to absorb,

it calcifies,

it petrifies,

to protect the mother’s core.

So no dead tissue

will issue

forth rot to poison her womb -

it can take years

without tears

before doctors discover the “tomb”.

And so I hope my heart

will start

to do the same, with aspects

so abject

of this whole wretched concept

of stability

in my fragility

with love and hope’s agility

but rather than so prone

to feel alone

I’d rather it turned to organic stone.