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A DIAMOND IN YOUR EYES
THROUGH OUR MULTIFACETS, AND CUT, WE GLIMMER. OUR
IMPERFECTIONS ARE THE LITTLE PIECES OF COAL, RARELY
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SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE...ROTATING THE ROCK, TRAITS
REFLECT IN DIFFERENT COLORS THROUGH LIGHTING
CLARITY BECOMES SUBSTANTIAL IN YOUR WORTH
IN FETAL FORM FOR A CENTURY. ESCAPING AN
EGGSHELL OF COAL; MARKETED FOR VANITY
CARATS CONSUMED BY HUMAN RABBIT'S
ACQUIRING THE TASTE OF BLOOD! DO
YOU SEE THE BEAUTY IN THAT? THE
HARDEST SUBSTANCE, EASILY
FORGOTTEN; IT'S STRUGGLE!
SOMEONE'S LIFE IS WORN
ON ANOTHER'S FINGER!
THAT SHINE; A SOUL
REFUSING TO DIM
IT'S LIGHT! A
DIE' MOND
IN YOUR
EYES
!!!
!
By, The Scribe Marlon Linton
For Gail Doyle's
A Diamond in Your Eyes
Free Verse/Concrete
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