POTENTIA PETRAM (POWER ROCK) by Jordyna and Olivia Viviers (Poem and artwork

POTENTIA PETRAM (POWER ROCK) by JORDYN and CHLOE VIVIERS

Long ago, before your time Before the feet of the living treaded the earth Before the green of plantae peppered the land Where the only thing for miles and miles Was the dusty gray of barren rock and the common explosion of light and heat from under the earth

A star so bright Converged with another forging a product of pure light A crystal, a gift from the Gods far above A beauty that could create and destroy An object that would be the destruction of love

It fell to earth within a fiery meteorite Lodging itself deep within the earth For millions of years it stayed undiscovered It’s beauty never uncovered

But one day, when the earth shuddered and tore A hand reached out for it It’s grimy fingers reaching into the newly formed pit Dirty smudges smeared on the crystals now imperfect face It’s founder is that of the most unworthy A human, greedy, and untrustworthy … -JordynViviers

From barren rock he built a town Which attracted much renown Soon did travelers collect To glimpse the famed object Now jewels encrusted on his crown

Once did a bard write a tale That near wound him up in jail He misled for a kick Called the founder sick All the while in stolen chain mail

-ChloeViviers

For many years the king did rule With his stolen chain mail upon his aging frame But the bard wasn’t a fool when he called the man a tool For while the reign long Prosperous and great it was not.

All around was spread a song Of how the ruler did not belong A rebellion had formed in the kingdom As a path of death was walked along.

It was the king’s fault for haven welcome The very thing that would be the problem In humans hand of little wisdom Being not their antidote But instead, their only venom. Potentia Petram save us all. -JordynViviers

POTENTIA PETRAM by JORDYN VIVIERS