Dunsany Dreams 2

Gravestone Whispers

As I sat in the cemetery, I heard a gravestone speak.

‘Flesh and even bone, all will melt away and become only dust. Only I am forever. Only I last. I am the only memory that matters. Forget the soul. I am the eternal part of man.’

When I looked over, I saw that the wind and rain had erased the words on the stone.