The Stone - Nadja

You lead me to the stone

We dig in the cold earth

Fingers slipping through the dirt

Resistant and unyielding

Until we reach something colder

Colder than the earth

And pull and heave the stone

From its place of rest

Flip it over and expose to the sky

The words carved into its skin

Unread for years and years

For years unread and instantly

The sun leeches away all meaning