Me

Imagery, metaphor, abstract,
Overused.
Say what you mean.
Describe the reality.

What is the reality of me?
What am I like?
What has shaped me?

Yorkshire stone, solid, strong
But soft enough to weather,
To change, to age without
Changing too much.

Like my hills, not severe,
Dramatic but enough,
Enough to be alone.
To be part of busy but above it.

"Do you notice the views?"
Handsome for some, interesting
For a moment to others.
But always there as an escape.

Say what you mean.
Touch the stone,
Walk up the hill,
Look at the view.
That is me.