STEP 1: SAND, CLAY, FIRE by Allison Wall

STEP 1: SAND, CLAY, FIRE

I used to think faith
was built on heavy things
that could not be moved

but everything can be moved

lay your palm
on this sun-warmed boulder
feel the atoms shifting

one day it will be sand

I clung to The Cornerstone
it fell through
my fingers

I dug out the pieces
hard, sweaty work
each pebble a weight
these clay hands
measured, bore,
and cast away
into primordial fire

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Allison Wall is a queer, neurodivergent writer. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University, and she has published short speculative fiction, personal essays, and book and film reviews. Her poetry is forthcoming in Thimble Literary Magazine. Connect with Allison on her website, allison-wall.com.