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Sculpture of a man,
chiseled free from the slab.

A fine thing,
strong jawline and attentive eyes,
white,
ever-vigilant
of the world before him.

Hands of such fine detail,
wrinkles and lines,
perfection
lives in the details
of his flaws.

Some men
hammer far too long,
and some
not nearly long enough.

Too much stone
trimmed from the form,
a man becomes weak,
unstable,
shows the fractures
precipitating collapse.

Too little
and the man is trapped,
born into a prison
with no hope of escape,
frozen arms,
the hammer teases,
just out of reach.

And yet,
a man of stone,
no matter how exquisitely cut,
majestically shaped,
is not a man,
but a figurine,
a polished rock,
another fine,
useless thing.