The Dutiful Statue

A ritual statue following
dutifully in the path set out
Never faltering, never guessing
blindly it goes where it is told

A mindless automaton
A living breathing icon
It knows not what it means
But it carries out its functions

A conduit for the divine
A representation of the ideal
It is what we all aspire to be

But in the end, we are all human
And the statue is just a stone
And we all must follow our own path

But it is nice to have a guide
To show us the way
And to know that someone is always there

watching over us,
guiding us through the rituals of life.