Transformed Stone

by D.W. Baker

29 April 2026

hearta

landmass

acresof

innocenttears

nowhave

heretransformed

castingthe

fatedstones

winnow

lesssharpened

coron

alsuffering

expand

lodewoven

stoneinto

magneticslings

harnesshope

multiplies

layerin

formationthe

collapsingrubble

debtof

orthis

possibilityrich

waveformfortress

retaking

shapestoday

forwhat

evertomorrow

carenever

fullybrings

Notes

After “Ashes in the Fall” by Rage Against the Machine.

about the author

D.W. Baker is a poet, reviewer, and editor from St. Petersburg, Florida. His poems appear in Identity Theory, BRUISER, Dodo Eraser, and RESURRECTION magazine, among others, and have received nominations for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. His reviews and essays appear in Version (9) Magazine, BROKEN ANTLER, Panorama, and more. He reads and reviews for Variant Lit and Philly Poetry Chapbook Review. See more of his work at www.dwbakerpoetry.com