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A Heart As Black As Coal

When skin was smooth and wrinkles few
                         the doors all opened up for you
And though your heart was black as coal
                   It mattered not, to reach your goal

Yet hearts that shine with beauty’s glow
        are worth much more than you could know
And now that silver knows your name
                        you only have yourself to blame

With spots of age and tattered brows
                    and skin that bloats of fatted cows
What good now, a mirrored gaze
                          left behind, your younger days

But kindness says, it’s not too late
                       a heart can grow beyond its fate
So lift your love and clear your head
                    and from within you’ll glow instead

Copyright © Mike Gentile

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