Standing Rock

A storm hammers water

Against earth.

Relentless,

Driving its will

Until liquid becomes solid

And dirt softens.

Sound groans,

Heavy beneath the injustice,

Drenched in force,

Sodden and spent.

And rain courses velvet again.

Skyward,

Only grey

stands against the chaos below.

Paralyzed witness,

A Standing Rock amidst the flood.

But it stretches on,

Racing the heavens,

Carrying the story

Across ocean and tongue,

Until all awaken

And chant its song.

From the madness,

Resolution.

From the tears,

Sanctuary.