The Heart of a Living Rock

 The Heart of a Living Rock 

"It is necessary ... for a man to go away by himself ... to sit on a rock ... and ask, 'Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?" - Carl Sandburg

Dr Abe V Rotor

Batungan,a rock formation in Mandaon, Masbate.

I entered the heart of this living rock,

     hollow and eerie;

bats and strange creatures lurk in the dark;

     it's a scary story.

Years after, I visited this scene once more,

     and stayed longer;

I saw shadows moving in the rock's core;

     it's a story to wonder.

It speaks of Plato's allegory and history

     where man was born;

when man lived a simple life and was free,

     happy and at home. ~