a poem by Kelcy Taylor

“A diamond in the rough.”

That’s what

I’ve been called. But

maybe I’m just

another lump

of coal in the

coalmine.

Thanks to you,

that’s all I see.

---

Maybe, in fact, this wasn’t your

intention. What a lie of a life

you lead. And thanks to you,

that’s all I see.

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One at a time, love. You can’t

honestly expect me to keep up

with all of your lies at one time.

What a shame, love. I could’ve

been everything you ever wanted,

that you never asked for.

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I’ve spent my whole life

building up walls, and I

found comfort in my shell

that you think is so repulsive.

But little did you know,

if you’d cracked it, you

would have found the pearl.

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“A diamond in the rough.”

That’s what

I’ve been called. But

maybe I’m just

another lump

of coal in the

coalmine.

---

“One at a time, love.”

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