Semiprecious

a poem

Photo by Ilze Lucero on Unsplash

my words are
semiprecious
they’re abundant but
I have to dig
in the dirt for them
they’re pretty but
when they’re unpolished
they can cut a person
and when you wear them
tight around your neck
you know they’re eventually
going to drag you down

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