Fool's Gold

I was a determined woman on the hunt

I was searching for a treasure

Searching for something valuable and special

To call my own

Then one day I found it

Unexpectedly in the darkness

There it was

It was shiny, brilliant and strong

Just like gold

I was so proud of the new treasure I had found

So, I went and told my mother

I told everyone around town

I was so happy that I found it

It appeared perfect in my eyes

I was blinded by its beauty

I looked at it and said to myself

“Wow what a prize”

But once I opened up this prize

I was swept into a whirlwind

Full of confusion, deception and lies

It revealed its true form

It was no longer golden, shiny and strong

It was now brassy, dirty and weak

I asked myself

“Where I did, I go wrong”

I had found fool's gold

How could I have been fooled for so long?

I didn’t want no parts of this discovery

I didn’t want it in my sight

Once I knew the truth

I was very disappointed

I didn’t even put up a fight

It had mimicked gold so well

But it was really pyrite

A wolf in sheep's clothing

A silent thief in the night

This taught me a lesson

I realized that I shouldn’t have gone

Searching for something

That was within me the whole time

Because in fact, I am a treasure

I am valuable and special

I am a rare find

I am beautiful

I am brilliant

I am Golden and strong

Not being able to see my worth

In the beginning is where I went wrong

Now I know my worth