Peter Dome Poet Free verse

Diamonds That Loose Their Lusture

We are all born imperfect
But yet 
pure in heart and mind
Diamonds that shine and sparkle
That lose their lustre with the ravages of time
Life can be cruel and we soon get covered in layers of mud
We wear a mask to the world
That says I'm ok
But hides the real person 
Both the bad and the good.

Sometimes we have to excavate the layers
That made us who we are
To find ourselves
And once again
Sparkle like a  diamond 
And twinkle like a star..





Peter Dome.copyright 2014. July.

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Andrea Dietrich July 14, 2014 at 3:15 PM One of Gail's last contests (I think it was diamond in rough, but maybe it was a different one) She edited the contest to read "cancelled" and I don't know what it means. People still kept entering the contest anyway. That is what I was talking about down below here. Peter Dome July 14, 2014 at 3:45 PM Thank you Andrea. I understand now. that's a shame. hope your ok. take care. best wishes. Pete.

Eileen Manassian July 11, 2014 at 10:16 AM Lovely write, Peter. I agree with you....the layers need to go. Sometimes, it's just easier to hide..the brilliance might be blinding! ;) Btw...Andrea meant that there was a contest on this theme, and the sponsor canceled it for some reason. Hope that is enough of an explanation. Peter Dome July 12, 2014 at 8:38 AM Hi Eileen. thank you so much for stopping by. and thank you for your explanation. Looking forward to reading your poems soon. take good care. Pete.

Anne-Lise Andresen July 11, 2014 at 6:24 AM - Yes, we wear a mask all together - We can not tear out a single page of our life but we can throw the mask on fire. - Really well written, Peter! - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Peter Dome July 11, 2014 at 6:52 AM Hi Anne Lise. yes we al wear that mask. so true about the pages of life, but perhaps we can write better ones by being positive and enjoying life, and learning from our mistakes. Thank you so much. best wishes. Pete. X.

John Pen July 11, 2014 at 1:07 AM Love it. Got one of my own titled "Happy online, sad in real life". Basically it is about the "mask" that we all wear. Kudos Peter Dome July 11, 2014 at 5:52 AM Thank you John sounds good and so true. take care best wishes. Pete. I'll take a look.

Andrea Dietrich July 11, 2014 at 12:11 AM THis is a sweet lesson about people. I bet it was meant for diamonds in the rough contest. Why the heck did she ever write Cancelled on that one? I wonder if she will go ahead and do a winners' list!! Peter Dome July 11, 2014 at 5:54 AM Good morning Andrea. how are you today. Glad you enjoyed it. not sure about what you mean, who wrote cancel?. Anyway you take good care. best wishes. Pete.