one of stone and one of flesh

by alionhearted

He has two hearts. In them is more capacity for joy and love than any human, but also, more capacity for pain and loneliness. A poem about the Doctor's twin hearts.

One of stone and one of flesh

Two hearts beat inside him

Beat the rhythm in his chest

One of stone and one of flesh

One of stone and one of flesh

Last of his kind they say

Dark chasms fill his past

One of stone and one of flesh

One of stone and one of flesh

One each of black and white

Beating the chorus of the night

One of stone and one of flesh

One of stone and one of flesh

Cry the pain that courses in him

Darkness racing, permeating

One of stone and one of flesh

One of stone and one of flesh

Cry the love so bittersweet

His joy exists in pain so deep

One of stone and one of flesh

One of stone and one of flesh

Traveling the far flung stars

A human being on his arm

They choose to share the pain he has

They come and help him see

How long will his two hearts last

One of stone and one of flesh