Sculptor Arm

Michelangelo Buonarotti 
	  was the third SCULPTOR
			To tackle 
		the Carrera Marble,
That huge block of Carrera Marble,
	He who saw spirit in stone,
   Who knew that every stone
	  Has a statue inside it,
	And from his pounding,		
	   Chipping, shaping
	Relentlessly gave life to
		      DAVID—
    Six tons, and 17 feet tall
			  DAVID
	  A symbol of strength
			  Poise,
		   Confidence
			  DAVID
	 Facing the challenges
		      Of life.

    The first artists gave up—
	   Too hard, too many 
		  Imperfections-- 
   But Michelangelo Buonorotti,
Only a baby when they abandoned it,
	 Twenty-five Years later
Took up the chisel, took up the task
	With an arm indomitable
   That pounded the stone
	  To completion.
			To perfection—
	    Sculptor Arm!