The Madness of Love

The Jewel

A single line creates the refrain. Watch it move, twisting in her heart.

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Like a lost jewel
My heart was open.
The sun reflected its shine,
But you did not see.
You walked by, unglancing.

The sand of your measured tread
Left dustclouds of oblivion,
Coating my face, burying me
As you passed me by.
But you did not see.

If you had merely paused,
But you did not see
That my eyes glowed with adoration.
In your mind I was nothing,
Nothing but a stray stone in your way.

If I'd possessed the voice to speak,
I would have sung to you.
But you did not see.
Would you have heard my voice?
Would you have listened to my heart?

I was a lost jewel.
If you had picked me up,
I would have learned to sing.
I would have shone for you.
But you never once saw me.



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