The Right Tool for the Job-- A Large Ball Peen Hammer

Woman who has known the rigors of humanity.

The Right Tool For the Job--
A Large Ball Peen Hammer

I’ve had so much weight that
My back bent,
My legs buckled and
My heart cracked, then it broke.  
I staggered.
Not from the poundage of a massive body,
But under the heaviness of a soul
Fused with steel
And over-laid with stone.  

When my chipping didn’t loosen the rock,
What did I do to break away the load?  

I got a bigger hammer.  


Susan Patterson
03-2011

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Discussion:

This is a poem of victory.   It is about not allowing one's self to remain beaten down by the rigors of humanity.  This poem is not about me.  It is not about the woman in the picture, although she does look like she has known pain and has come through victorious.  It is a metaphor for everyone who is struggling with or has struggled with the weight of painful experiences. 

It is about steeling one's soul to protect it.  Then it is about covering up the soul with stone to hide it.  And what do we do to remove that weight of stone and steel if what we are doing doesn't get the job done?  We get different tools, i.e. different counsel, different friends, different work.  Whatever.  We get a bigger hammer till the weight off of our back and off of our soul is removed.  skp

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▶Find the center of your contentment and stay there as often as you can.   Earlene Grey

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It just doesn't get anymore beautiful than this mountain scene, does it?

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Till next time!  skp