A Flawed Diamond

Diamonds are a girl's best friend they say

That special diamond that shows that the man is for real

But the diamond is a hard stone

It has sparkles

And it has shine

It has worth

It has weight

And it has facets

This diamond can sale ships and pay for a house

Yet without this diamond some don't feel self worth

Are we as hard as the diamonds that we wear

Are we as hard as the family that sells them and steals and kills for them

Diamonds are a girl's best friend

When no one else is around we can always take out our diamonds

And say we have self worth

But yet that same diamond that can help keep us warm at night

Isn't enough to sustain our life without material possessions

That same diamond isn't enough without love in our heart

Food on our table

Clothes to wear

A smile

A home cooked meal made by him

A poem written

A song he wrote and sang even off key

A new outfit he bought

The moment of release comes

As we decide where we think this road we traveled shall end

Shall it be the way of the diamond hard fought and won

But thrown away when something bigger comes along

Or of the other way of the diamond

The one that is worn and used for years to come

Until that time at which we die

Diamonds as hard as they are

They all have flaws

That flaw will show through

But still you would have a beautiful diamond

That has stood the test of time

Passed down to the next generation