Gold Plated

I knelt at the river sifting. Mud, water, rock. Mud, water, rock. Mud, water,.... It caught my eye Woke me from my open-eyed dream. The glint was possibly just the sun, Winking from kissing the cold water’s reflection. I hold my breath give a soft shake to see. Wink! It was never love It was just gold plated, a compound lie, a trick, toilet paper covered in....mud The shade was bright enough to blind I was the fool I walked in holding hope sweating desperation. My fault. They didn’t get to dismiss me So she was employed To remind me To fool me To misguide me To show me That MY worth is penniless They can hold on to their own lies CZ’s despise the diamond so much they didn’t realize that I was something like glass. No more giving a damn No more playing pawn It’s dawn I survived So far.