Carving stone with water

Carving stone with water

Drip, drip, drip.
Never tiring of boredom,
the persistent ones measure
each drop
in an effort to prove
that dripping water
can carve a hole in a stone.

Sometimes I admire someone
who can close his mind
to all but one goal,
and persevere.  But then,
what happens once the hole is formed? 
And if it takes a lifetime,
was it a life worth living?

As I hear the drip, drip, drip,
of those around me
still eagerly molding stone,
I am awed at the strength
of a mere drop of water,
and the dogged persistence of man
to pretend he is God.

SWPoet