By Lisa Huddleston
My Pearl
Unknown, unseen, forever undisclosed
lies my pearl of great price
A piece of broken shell
A tiny grain of sand
A gravelly pebble in my shoe
A fleeting thought
A sweet dream
A tender brush against my arm
A look
A word
A touch
Covered with Truth
Layer upon layer
Coated until all the edges are smoothed
but not forgotten
To dull the pain of sacrifice
To bury the lie of possibility
To erase the hope of what can never be
An opalescent reflection of true love
and the costly creation of beauty’s compensation
The forever hidden treasure of
a life that is not my own
Yet is daily mine to live
A single, perfect, priceless pearl
Absolutely beautiful!!
Great poem!! I’m actually the artist who painted that picture! i’m glad to see that it inspired you 🙂