Pearls

Today
I adorn myself in pearls
In gold and lace

Tomorrow
In crystals and sandalwood
Every ounce of fat and fold
Once hoped to shame into non-existence

Forever
In all the love I sought from you
Right from my own palms

Who have untied the veil
Obscuring the fact
That my love is a prize
Of which I’ve been worthy
Long before precious rocks and metals
Held any value at all

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