Stance of Stone

You find your way

To the place of the Fates’ insistent calls

You hear them say

Welcome child to the edge of fortune’s halls

You feel a sense

That your mind will explode in a sea of gratitude

You feel intense

But to follow the path is up to you

And still you see

Their eyes so proud

Of what you’ll be

Before the crowd

The songs they’ll teach

The code they preach

To each his own

Their seeds they’ve sown!

But you shall stand against the laws of the elders.

You have an edict of your own.

And though they try to stifle your creation

You resolve with your every bone

To embrace your stance of stone.

They told you you were reckless

You didn’t care

They told you not to play that

Their words were empty air

They threatened to eject you

From Guild of Bard’s employ

You played it anyway cause

It is what you enjoy!

For you shall stand against the laws of the elders.

You have an edict of your own.

And though they try to stifle your creation

You resolve with your every bone

To embrace your stance of stone.

The grief they gave you

The tears they caused to fall

The way they made you feel on your own

What else could you do

Your back against the wall

But you embraced your stance of stone

And now you’re hailed upon your throne.

They saw your way

In a music they could not understand

The songs you play

Touching lives through the notes woven by your hand 

Now they accept

That the art of the song’s not theirs alone

Your status kept

Because you would not fall with your stance of stone