STONE OR SPONGE

[heartistry]

smooth
hard
stone.
water slips right off of you.
closed off.
closed hearted.
you let nothing in
and you
will never change.
"i am fine and
need no water."
you will never grow.
only be
eroded.
smaller and
smaller
to dust.

porous
open
sponge.
you allow the water to
soak right into you.
to
change you.
"i am thirsty and
need water."
you are expanding
from the water
and you
show the world
your growth.

stone, or
sponge?

stone that rejects.
"i don't need you to
make me whole."
sponge that accepts.
"water, please permeate
my soul."

so, we are asked again.
stone, or
sponge?