Because she liked rocks better
than flowers,
they called her Stoneface and Hardheart.
For amusement, boys
pushed her off king of the hill.
Girls ignored her.
Men tried to use her
as protection from rain.
As other women grew and blossomed
sowed and reaped
in deepening cycles,
she remained what she was.
Not interested in birth and death
but feldspar and chrysolite,
strong granite glinting mica,
and quartz
brown jasper
green bloodstone
amethyst
First published in Stick
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