Strong
As hardened steel
Supporting the weight
Of Skyscrappers
Frail
As a glass figurine
Easily broken
By thoughtless treatment
Beautiful
As a budding rose
Flawless
In innocence
Ugly
As a trash dump
The strewn crumbs
Of a broken society
Flexible
As a willow
Bending in gales
Left unbroken
Rigid
As concrete
Unable to change
Cracking in cold
Warm
As a sunbeam
Shining out
For all to see
Cold
As an avalanche
Stealing away life
From all I touch
Creative
As a god
Life through
My womb
Destructive
As chaos
Deadly poison
To all
Everything
As the universe
All possibilities
Lie within
Nothing
As emptiness
Beyond your
Understanding