Skipping stones

Oh, how do you skip a stone,
So effortlessly
So swiftly thrown.

I tried and tried,
So intently
Yet it always drown.

Oh, how do you craft your tone,
So effortlessly
So firmly prosed.

I tried and tried,
So intently
Yet it always drones.

Oh, how do you keep the secret
So stubbornly
So ghastly unknown.

Invincible

I was told to bow,
To lay low,
To bend and sow.

Who I'm meant to be,
What I'm meant to do,
All set in stone.

I was told without words,
Without hurt,
For a frown is sharper than swords.

Who I'm meant to be,
What I'm meant to do,
Oh how much you're wrong.