Precious.
Formed in
the very
depths
by heat and
pressure
from
embers
of reptilian resentment
squeezed
by
the shifting earth’s
convulsions
to the surface
and spat
out
sharp
and hard as a diamond
its
crazily faceted clarity
diffusing
light
of a different colour
relative
to
the standpoint of
the observer
beautiful
unyielding
and able
to grind
through granite
honesty
is not the same as
truth
it’s the
lies we believe
to live
with ourselves.
