I am a Rock

I am a rock in the middle of a stream. 

I am the bridge, the stepping stone, the landmark, the unmoved and the constant. 

I am steady. I am strong.

And no matter how the current may beat against me, I will not bow to it.

I am a rock in the middle of a stream.

And someday, I will do the impossible.

I will move the winds and change the tides 

and soar through the stars with diamonds in my eyes.

I am a rock in the middle of a stream.

I am adorned with life, with moss and flowers.

I am beautiful. I am strong.

And there is no wave, no flood, no drought that could ever destroy me.

I am a rock in the middle of a stream.

And I know who I am.

In every iteration of the story of me,

I am always the rock in the middle of the stream.